Original U.S. Vietnam War Private Purchase Parsons “M-7” Brass Handle Knuckle Knife German Flags Serial number 80183 is present

Serial number 80183 is present on the barrel

and has more than 95% of the original finish

Compasses by this maker are very scarce and this is a very fine example that is in perfect working order with a strong hinge and a functional transit lock

You need both hands for this one

with stamped brass hardware

Original U.S. Vietnam War Private Purchase Parsons “M-7” Brass Handle Knuckle Knife German Flags Serial number 80183 is presentOriginal 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