Original U.S. Vietnam War Private Purchase Parsons “M-7” Brass Handle Knuckle Knife Price_$-030 - $50 Much of the original black

Much of the original black finish on the brass handle is intact

Helmets made in Gyori were marked GY domestically

These were desert people and had modeled the broadsword on those

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There is still much of the original paint on the eagles

Original U.S. Vietnam War Private Purchase Parsons “M-7” Brass Handle Knuckle Knife Price_$-030 - $50 Much of the original blackOriginal Item: One of a Kind. The Parsons Knuckle Knife, hardened back to the Trench Warfare of World War I. Erroneously named The M 7, its story is unique. Many Cutlery Makers were competing for Government Contracts in the early 1960s, to supply the Army with fighting and survival knives. The small Kentucky Knife Makers, Parson Cutlery put their version into consideration. The knife was designed in part on the current bayonet issue for The M 16