MACVSOG and 5th Group in Vietnam -in the 1960s-arranged for the manufacture of these knives,
which roughly resemble a Randall All Purpose Fighting Knife (Model 1).
These knives came with a black leather sheath, stacked leather-finger grooved- handles.
drilled pommel with leather or parachute cord attached. Most
blade lengths were 6 or 6.5 inches. There were two types, and both had
dark blue black /semi-parkerized finish on carbon steel blades. The original SOG knife used brass pommel
and hilt. The 5th SF Group versions were almost identical except aluminum hilt/pommel and they had the small Special Forces crest
and 5th Special Forces Group(Abn) Vietnam-- engraved on the blade.
Should you know of one or either of these knives, please contact the OP.
Lt Col R Marriott
MACVSOG/5th SFG (ABN)1971-72
NRA-LIFE
SFA-LIFE
Last edited by 450Fuller; 08/10/22.
