April 5, 2024
IDED U.S.MARINE HAND MADE KNIFE & SHEATH,BATTLES OF CORREGIDOR & PHILIPPINES
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IDENTIFIED U.S.MARINE HAND MADE KNIFE WITH SHEATH, BATTLES OF CORREGIDOR & PHILIPPINES , 1941/1945 This hand made Philippines knife with hand made copper scabbard was made & used during World War II by United States Marine Private Charles Williams who served in the 4 th Marine Regiment. He used it when he fought at the Battles of Corregidor & during the Japanese attack & occupation of the Philippines from December, 1941 to August 1942 & in the 2 nd Battles of the Philippines & of Corregidor, in 1945. The knife is 10 1/8” overall length with a 5 3/8 “single edged blade that was made from an old piece of steel, iron guard, brass flat pommel cap (it looks like it was made from a brass shell casing) & has a hand carved wood handle with a C. W. carved on the right side. There are 3 notches carved on the other side, (the family letter states that these represent the 3 Japanese soldiers that Williams killed with this knife.) The scabbard is made from thin copper, 9 7/16” long, riveted together to hold the knife in place & has a brown leather belt attachment loop. It is in good and very well used condition with light pitting on the blade & you can still see the file marks when it was hand made. He used it when the Japanese landed on the Corregidor on May 5, 1942 when Williams was stationed with 8 other marines with a machine gun on
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