Club Obi Wan

Hello all, this is my first post here. I was wondering, in regards to Indy's knife, is it possible that is is a WWII U.S. Paratrooper M2 switchblade? I noticed that they look very similar. Jerry at WPG is offering these, so you might want to take a look,

Regards,
Zed

Zed wrote:Hello all, this is my first post here. I was wondering, in regards to Indy's knife, is it possible that is is a WWII U.S. Paratrooper M2 switchblade? I noticed that they look very similar. Jerry at WPG is offering these, so you might want to take a look,

Regards,
Zed

Welcome Zed! You may have something here. Here is the M2 pic:


But the blade does look at a little short to me.



-S

I don't know ... Indy's knife always looked like a spearblade to me. I think it's probably an old gentleman's pocket knife. Possibly a equal-ended cigar or whittler knife. I doubt if it was a stockman. Likely an IXL or some sort of Sheffield knife. I just bought one that is very close, it's just that the bolsters are a bit too long. Otherwise, size, shape and scales are almost a match.

I've said it befor and I'll say it again. Indy's knife has to me always looked like my grandfather's official boy scout knife circa 1920.
And then after seeing the opening of LC it just seems to confirm this belief.
And befor anyone brings up questions of longevity of the knife, my grandfather carried his everyday and even used it on his jobs as an explosives expert, diver, and firefighter, from the time he got it in the late teens early 1920's until he passed away in 1984. It then passed to my uncle who still carries it.

Just my two cents

I've been looking at that picture from Raiders of Indy with the knife for weeks now and I knew I know that knife. Then, it dawned on me: my dad carries one in his tackle box. It is a Forest-Master pocket knife, similar to the Case campers knife but closer. It has the jagged black handle and a blade that is dead on. I can not find any difference between it and the Raiders picture. I did a search for it on Ebay and a bunch came up. However, there are several different kinds so look around for it. I will talk to my dad and see if he can give me any info on the knife later (date aquired, etc.).

-Kris

Look closer at the picture. There are no other blades visible. In a camp or scout knife, there are multiple blades that stick out part way in the handle. It has to be a single blade or an equal-end or something similar that folds flush inside the handle and liner. Also, look at the scale (as in size) of the thing. Indy's knife is bigger than the typical scout. The handle is also flatter and thinner (as in not as wide like a scout with multiple blades). Forest-Masters also have a decorative line on the straight, inward facing part of the bolster. Indy's knife does not. The bolsters on the Raiders knife are also not as round. They look almost flat. The scales are similar though.

Hate to be contrary but this debate has been going on for a loooonnngggg time here and at the old COW.

The closest I have ever seen was a knife called a Peter's Horseman Knife. I have only seen it in a antique collectable books (available at most popular books stors. The book had hundreds of pocket knifes and this one I mentioned just called to me as a near identicle version.