Original U.S. Vietnam War Private Purchase Parsons “M-7” Brass Handle Knuckle Knife German Flags luminous discs where issued to

luminous discs where issued to American paratroopers so they could be identified easily by friendly troops

A very rare Carbine

bayonets were then fitted to the exterior of the Sword Scabbards for storage while not in use on horseback

and has more than 95% of the original finish

with stamped brass hardware

Original U.S. Vietnam War Private Purchase Parsons “M-7” Brass Handle Knuckle Knife German Flags luminous discs where issued toOriginal Item: One of a Kind. The Parsons Knuckle Knife, hardened back to the Trench Warfare of World War I. Erroneously named The M 7, its story is unique. Many Cutlery Makers were competing for Government Contracts in the early 1960s, to supply the Army with fighting and survival knives. The small Kentucky Knife Makers, Parson Cutlery put their version into consideration. The knife was designed in part on the current bayonet issue for The M 16