Imperial Pilots Knife USGI Imperial m3 Style early Version army / USN

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Seller: phmical ✉️ (4,741) 98.6%, Location: Schaumburg, Illinois, US, Ships to: US, Item: 155859977696 Imperial Pilots Knife USGI Imperial m3 Style early Version army / USN.

Antique original


Scarce imperial ‘ jet pilots ‘ knife


M3 look alike knife , but it has the blade of a USN mark 1


It is in rough shape , but this version is exceedingly hard to find


The 4 3/4 inch blade shows lots of wear and old sharpening marks , and signs of prior rust


About 9 1/2 inches over length in the sheath



The stacked leather grip is slightly beat -up and shows it’s age




But This is the scarce , first variant !



it has the plastic end spacers on the hilt


The leather sheath looks very similar to the original issue style , and fits this knife well ,


but it is likely a civilian scabbard



It is missing the tie down strap and the threads are loose -




This first model was Likely made with surplus M3 knife parts






Imperial M3 style jet pilots knife !


Korean War era


the actual government nomenclature is

MIL-K-8662 (AER)


early script font version of imperial name

MIL-K


a must have for advanced collectors


  • Condition: Used
  • Brand: Imperial
  • Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Region of Origin: United States
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

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