Original U.S. WWII Murphy Combat Fighting Knife with Cast Aluminum Handle & Scabbard Flintlocks which used black powder as

which used black powder as a propellant

the fuse body construction was changed from brass to aluminum and the locking feature simplified from a crimped steel leaf spring to a brazed brass wire

This was more than likely done for parade or display purposes post WWII

One eye piece with what could pass for a "Saber Cut" displacing a slice of the brass tubing however this does not effect the operation of the instrument

The filer shows areas of rust but is nicely marked and ink stamped with WWI Date along with manufacture stamps and inspector markings

Original U.S. WWII Murphy Combat Fighting Knife with Cast Aluminum Handle & Scabbard Flintlocks which used black powder asOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Murphy Combat Fighting Knife was produced during World War II by David Z. Murphy and his son David M. Murphy. Murphy was a custom knife maker who first came to fame as the maker of the knives sold by the Gerber Legendary Blade Knife Company in 1938. The Murphy fighting knives are often categorized loosely as Theater Knives, even though they were not manufactured in a wartime theater of operations. This is due to