knuckle knife questions

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A man brought this into our local gunshow today. The blade is very badly corroded and I do mean badly! length is approx. 10 inches I thought it was kind of cool so I gave him $20 for it. I started wiping off the leather sheath with some cleaner and found a name and date on the back, scratched into it.

CAPT. E.S. LUCIER 1942 and what might be a service # under the name

It has a maker name on the grip "GREGORY STEL PRODUCTS MADE IN AUSTRALIA"

The blade is marked "GREGSTEEL"


Any body know anything about these knives like when they were made? For whom were they made? How many were made?

thanks for the help frank v.

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name on back

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blade/// very badly corroded

[Richie B]

Frank

Knives of this type were made in Australia in WW2.

Gregory Steel Products (aka Gregsteel) made a number of different knives - knuckle, bowie and commando.

Your knife is similar to ones illustrated in Ron Flook's excellent book "British & Commonwealth Military Knives"

Not a lot is known about them or who they were designed for - official issue or private purchase.

They are all rare.

Hope this helps a little

Richie

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Thank You very much Richie, That is the info that I was looking for. Your help is much appreciated. frank v.