Vietnam Era Model 18-7 1/2" "Attack-Survival" kitchen cutlery 2 3/4" Damascus steel blade

2 3/4" Damascus steel blade

but a well-fitting Cheatham sheath)

Dovetailed pink ivory wood scales with mosaic pins

with lots of accompanying text by Michael Haskew

Blade is double ground from 1/4" stock and has a hamon on both cutting edges

Vietnam Era Model 18-7 1/2" "Attack-Survival" kitchen cutlery 2 3/4" Damascus steel bladeStainless steel blade with sawteeth Brass guard Hollow stainless steel handle Threaded removable brass butt cap Rough back Johnson Model "C" style leather sheath This knife comes to us from its original owner, a USMC Lance Corporal, who carried it in Operation Frequent Wind, the fall of Saigon, 1975. He used the knife and returned it to RMK for polish and sharpening after returning home. Provenance includes a hand written note from him, a copy of his