Great old knife Boomer.

The first thing that caught my eye in your first pic was the shape of the choil. That is very non-typical for the period. I am not sure I have seen another like it. Joe or Ron may have some examples.

Thanks for posting the pictures!

Welcome Judge..... nice old 14. Age is tougher to land on that one. Could be mid 70's into the late 80's. Not a lot of distinguishing marks on those.

No pin in the stag, so mid-late 50s, 1960, 61?

No pin, plus the Randall stamp on the sheath versus Heiser..... early 60's.

Again, odd choil.... not wrong, just a little unique.

Handle is not pinned - here are a couple of quick additional pics if it helps. Thanks for the input fellas.

Very, very nice. Definitely well carried!

Thank you sir. I can post more pics if that would help. I was guessing that area as well, but it's a rough back but given the lined lanyard hole and India stone. I've drooled over a 14 for years after seeing an uncles that he carried on his second tour in Vietnam.

Super knife, Dwight. The compass was made by Waltham in New York. Very high quality, brass housing, dry construction.

Thanks Tom, great info. I checked the compass against another one and it's still pointing relatively true after all these years. Appreciate the feedback.

Dwight, those little compasses are for back-up and to point you in the right direction. Your compass is working fine, just as intended.

Welcome to the forum, BTW.