Vintage US Military Navy Pilot Survival Knife + Leather Sheath For Sale
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Vintage US Military Navy Pilot Survival Knife + Leather Sheath:
$229.00
US Pilot Survival Knife measuring 9.75" overall with a blade length of 5.12". Excellent overall condition showing some light wear, age patina. Grips are leather with bakelite on each end. Pommel, guard, handle and blade are all tight, comes with correct leather sheath, with light stamping on the back.These newly designed pilot knives were adopted October 16, 1953. All regular issue knives had a parkerized blade and the pommel tangs were peened as this one has.
Titles of Distinction
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Hero of Socialist Labor
- Pilot-Cosmonaut of USSR
- Dist. Military Pilot USSR
- Dist. Military Navigator USSR
- Dist. Test Pilot USSR
- Dist. Test Navigator USSR
- Distinguished Pilot USSR
- Dist. Navigator USSR
Orders of Distinction
- Order of Lenin
- Order of October Revolution
- Order of the Red Banner
- Order of Suvorov
- Order of Ushakov
- Order of Kutuzov
- Order of Nakhimov
- Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky
- Order of Alexander Nevsky
- Order of the Patriotic War
- Order of Red Banner of Labor
- Order of Friendship
- Order of the Red Star
- Order Service to Motherland
- Order of the Badge of Honor
- Order of Honor
- Order of Personal Courage
- Order of Glory
- Order of Labor Glory
- Order of Mother Heroine
- Order of Maternal Glory