Here is a super cool 6" WW2 fighter.

Just saying 6" WW2 fighter puts it in the rare group, but this knife has a Springfield butt cap and nut on an Orlando blade.

How did that happen?

Gaddis states on page 101:

"By 10 November (1943), things were moving along well enough for Larsen to send a detailed report covering sales of an additional 200 knives. They enclosed a royalty check for the whole 263 knives sold to that date, less a deduction for 100 butt caps and nuts sent to Bo."

The knife is in a Southern Saddlery sheath.

Nice WWII fighter Tune. Looks like mixed throat rivets?

Thanks Warren. Had not looked, maybe just worn plating. I'll have to investigate.

Didn't know if the rivets were solid brass or plated steel.

Very nice.

Hello everyone. I'm new to this forum and thought I'd share a recent purchase. Also any help with an age would be greatly appreciated.

Greetings all, here's my new guy post - early 60's model 5-8 w/ compass. Brown Button sheath is marked 1 8 in the butterfly, two toned gray stone. I'm told by the person I bought this from that the owner carried it in RVN in '66 with the 101st - still working on some documentation on that so right now it's just a cool old knife instead of a really cool old knife.
Any other input from the experts would be appreciated.

I'll have to work on the photo skills, these are just with an IPAD out on the deck.
I've been following the forums for a while now - wanted to throw a quick shout out to all the other prior service guys on here (22 yrs Army).

Great first post Dwight, welcome.
Hope you are able to document this knife. More to come hopefully. Again welcome here and enjoy.

Thanks Warren, much appreciated.

To both new posters, welcome to the forum. It's like family!
First, the model 14, could be early 80s to 1991, perhaps? Not much difference from the ones coming out of the shop today.
Dwight, your model 5 should be about 1959 to 61, I lean more towards 59 than 61 because in spite of the shallow choils, they still have the sharp "fishook" turn, which became more tapered out in 62, 63, etc. The sheaths' retainer strap and randall stamp date the sheath 59 to 62. Very nice knives. Thanks for your service!