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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.
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I used to have one of the Reproductions that SOG had made by Seki in Japan. They bring big $$$ nowadays. Like this one: https://fitzwillies.com/sog-recon-bowie-seki-japan/
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LtC Marriott
I take it you did not find anyone to manufacture a current run of these.
They are cool.
Tim
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Try bladeforums.
Someone there may be of help.
Dave
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Rare as hens teeth. Good Luck with your search Sir. A friend of mine passed away a couple of years ago. He was with the 5th Special Forces, 1st Special Forces Group 1965-1970. MACVSOG 1968-69. I asked his wife if she still had his knife from when he was with MACVSOG in Viet Nam. She told me that she gave it to a guy that came over to fix her water pump. She had no idea of the significance or value of the knife. She tried to recover it but was unsuccessful.
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I got one of those Ek MACVSOG knives they made way back when.
Thing is cool as schit. Tiger stripe for the win.
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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