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    #46
    Originally posted by Reibert-Austria View Post
    Such cord cutter knive´s are pretty collectible !

    I do own the last NVA version and some polish versions, (Poland Army marked), also the Nóż wieloczynnościowy wz. 1969

    BTW, the first NVA cord cutter knife was a product of Poland, (unmarked, so far as I know).
    Yes, I have three including one of the older Polish made ones. I'm thinking of starting a separate thread here on the Kappmesser.

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      #47
      Originally posted by tony james View Post
      my friend bob bought a boxed model 1 serial #774 at a local surplus store 2 years ago for $20 . they had 3 of them and he tried to talk me into buying one.after reading this thread i'm kicking myself.



      tony
      Nice price, but when we got these knifes in 1990, we sold them for 24.95 DM. That's about 12.50 Euros today. We bought 2 Banana Boxes in these Day's.

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        #48
        Originally posted by ehrentitle View Post
        There is also a version with of this Russian knife that had lreddish brown Bakelite handle that is similar to the material in the handle of the KM66.
        You can find the "Стропорез", (Stroporez), cord-cutter knife in several variations, (brown handle, fixed due two aluminium rivets and black scabbard, brown handle and green scabbard, gray handle and blue scabbard, grey handle and brown scabbard).

        There´s also a "Стропорез", showing a "saw" only on the back of the blade.
        The blade´s "tip" is a "screwdriver" ! ...
        This particular knife should be the "early" variation of the "Стропорез"
        Last edited by Reibert-Austria; 12-04-2012, 01:42 PM.

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          #49
          Originally posted by ehrentitle View Post
          ... Each knife has a serial number on edge of the guard at the bottom of the handle. Some believe the serial numbers can be assigned to models as follows:

          1st Model = 1-999

          2nd Model = 1000 – 9999

          3rd Model = 10000 - XXX (the final number is unknown but is believed to be at least 14,000)

          ... they are greatly mistaken

          ...
          For example, the "serial" numbers of my NVA of the former GDR "KM 66", ("Kampfmesser 66"), combat knives:

          2nd pattern:
          No. 5495, No. 5630 and, No. 5992

          3rd pattern:
          No. 6337, No. 9055, No. 10494, (with matching box), No. 10601, No. 10602, No. 10670, (with matching box), No. 11294, No. 13661, No. 13817, (with matching box), and, No. 14244, (in box No. 13059).

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            #50
            Originally posted by Reibert-Austria View Post
            For example, the "serial" numbers of my NVA of the former GDR "KM 66", ("Kampfmesser 66"), combat knives:

            2nd pattern:
            No. 5495, No. 5630 and, No. 5992

            3rd pattern:
            No. 6337, No. 9055, No. 10494, (with matching box), No. 10601, No. 10602, No. 10670, (with matching box), No. 11294, No. 13661, No. 13817, (with matching box), and, No. 14244, (in box No. 13059).
            Thanks much!

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              #51
              Originally posted by Reibert-Austria View Post
              For example, the "serial" numbers of my NVA of the former GDR "KM 66", ("Kampfmesser 66"), combat knives:

              2nd pattern:
              No. 5495, No. 5630 and, No. 5992

              3rd pattern:
              No. 6337, No. 9055, No. 10494, (with matching box), No. 10601, No. 10602, No. 10670, (with matching box), No. 11294, No. 13661, No. 13817, (with matching box), and, No. 14244, (in box No. 13059).
              Mine is First Model Number 810 with out a box. I wish I had more KM66's but had to sleep on the couch of a month after buying this first one.

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                #52
                Originally posted by vacollector View Post
                Mine is First Model Number 810 with out a box. I wish I had more KM66's ...
                I wish I´d own one single KM66 1st pattern !

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                  #53
                  boxed 2nd model para knife serial # 5830

                  Dug it out of the storage. Here is my only example. Never have seen another one of these for sale anywhere. Bought this one in about 1998 or so. Now, I suppose I will keep it and look for more!
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                    #54
                    one more...
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                      #55
                      Capt. R, That's a very nice example of the KM66, thanks for sharing photos of it. Kevin

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                        #56
                        mine is a 3rd pattern with matching box Nr. 10580

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                          #57
                          Update of the serial-numbers, ("Inventar-Nummern"), of my "KM 66", (received seven of them last week ! ):


                          "2nd Model":
                          No. 1608, No. 1615, No. 1885, (with matching box), No. 1887, (with matching box), No. 1952, (with matching box), No. 5495, No. 5496, (with matching box), No. 5630 and, No. 5992;

                          "3rd Model":
                          No. 6337, No. 6446, No. 9055, No. 9298, No. 10494, (with matching box), No. 10601, No. 10602, No. 10670, (with matching box), No. 11294, No. 13661, No. 13817, (with matching box), and, No. 14244, (with box, No. 13059).
                          Last edited by Reibert-Austria; 02-01-2013, 10:35 AM.

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                            #58
                            Reibert, Much appreciated.

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                              #59
                              Another KM66 join the WAF DDR Community!!!!!

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                                #60
                                I wonder how many KM66's where distroyed by the Bundeswehr after the NVA were disbanded??

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