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Anybody else here interested in the John Ek military / commando knives of the period WWII / Korea / Vietnam, and still today?

Jaxon

Jaxon>those are the cord wrapped daggers are they not?

Hi Craig,

Yes that's some of them. There seem to be lots of variations, blades and handles. And lots of sheath variations too. I have two of each with a third sheath coming. Take a look at E-bay under 'blackjack knives' and/or 'ek knives'. Fascinating pieces of history.

How's your recovery coming? :)

Cheers,

Jaxon

Because my grandfather, and several uncles served in WWII, in high school I was very much into reading about WWII, especially the overall history surrounding the war, the espionage conducted on both sides (OSS), and especially the weapons and training (WWII CQC is awesome!). During this reading I found out about the WWII John Ek combat knife and wanted to obtain one... it wasn't until years later that I finally got a chance when my local cutlery shop offered a commemorative John Ek for sale. Although I still prefer my model 1 Randall for overall ergonomic, that John Ek is quiet a well-balanced fighter.

The recovery is slow and steady. All I can ask for now :)
Yeah I really like daggers and have a relatively old Gerber Mark I. I just find they are not sharp and really not the edc friendly. I do like the looks of those EK's though. Take Care!!!!

Craig,

I'm real glad you're comin' along good with your fight. I know the ordeal with my skin cancers, though not anything like yours. Keep it up man. :)

Cheers

Jaxon

Thank You :)

i ran a google and am bringing this one back from the twilight zone

ive been getting into ek's lately but dont see alot of popularity with them on the forums. just wondering if there are any new followers here. i just picked up a sweet richmond off ebay for $88