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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: hadezcro on July 28, 2014, 12:05:09 PM

Title: Foreign Legion knife or fake?
Post by: hadezcro on July 28, 2014, 12:05:09 PM

I have that knife for many years, and i dont know its value because i couldn't find such a knife on ebay or similiar webpages. Can somebody tell me anything about it? Thanks !

http://postimg.org/gallery/36efgs8w/


also, it says ''kastinger 74 by fox'' and there is number 440, googled it but it does not look like kastinger 74

Title: Re: Foreign Legion knife or fake?
Post by: mart on July 28, 2014, 07:53:59 PM

http://www.worldknifedb.net/collec/fiches/military2.htm

Scroll down here to the fixed blade military knives !! Yours is the 8th one down I think !! The reason you are not finding them associated with the FFL is because these were not issued by the FFL but purchased separately by the individuals most likely as a keepsake type !!  The knives issued were pretty generic !! But you could buy these separately and have the logo engraved as long as you pay for it !!   Could probably buy one even if you were not in the FFL !!  Fox made all kinds of knives for various militaries !!