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USN Standard Diver’s Knife – DESCO (Dated: 1004)
DESCO USN Standard Diver’s Knife, manufactured by DESCO, Milwaukee, Wisconsin in October 2004.
This DESCO Mark V Deep Sea Diving Knife in fantastic condition has an overall length of ~13 3/8″ long, and a solid brass sheath (~8 7/16” long) that is stamped “DESCO” and dated “1004”. The sheath, which has a nice patina, has one ding on the top edge (please see pictures). It does not include a leather strap. The blade (~6 3/4″ long) is in new condition, clean with no scratches, and does not appear to have ever been used or sharpened. The threaded brass bolster and pommel are nicely patinated and have no tool marks. The wood handle is clean, lacquered, and with no visible cracks, nicely showing the wood grain.
Overall, this DESCO Mark V knife is in fantastic condition with a great patina appropriate to its age, please see photos. This USN Mark V dive knife will make a fine addition to any collection.
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