2022年6月1日 · Case made the only V44 - a blunt nosed short machete. When Cole published his books, he labeled the incorrectly as V44s. Unfortunately the designation is damn near impossible to eliminate. In a recent book put out by a well known knife book author acknowledge the incorrect nomenclature but state he used it anyway.

2017年6月20日 · The Type 5 Case Fixed Blade Machete version is the ONLY knife called designated as a V44 during WW2. V44 was a Case in-house designation of the fixed blade machete. Both the V44 designation and the Marine Raider Bowie designation are fodder for a separate discussion threads.

2024年8月18日 · Picked up what I think is a WWII era Case XX V44. The only mark is the Case XX. I know Case used this mark 40s through to the 60s. How can I determine if it is WWII era? I'm usually a pocketknife collector so not even sure if I'll keep it but I …

2005年10月9日 · Does anyone have one of the old Case XX Bowies that is incorrectly sold as a V44. I just became owner of this one an am trying to decide what to handle it with? It is rather rough but you take what you can find. I would like to see a closeup of knife, especially to get a handle on length width and thickness along with particular look of handle.

2021年9月23日 · Re: Western v44 Post by Gunsil » Thu Sep 23, 2021 12:17 pm What you have is a scarce WW2 era Western made for USAAF bail out kits for planes flying over jungle areas, like in the Pacific theater.

2007年12月9日 · Hello I might have mentioned before about my Dad being a gunner in a TBM Avenger during the War. Here is a Case XX V-44 Machete he brought back with him.

2016年1月11日 · Case did make the M3, V-42, V44, and the bowie style misnamed V44 and M4 bayonets for the government in WW2 but they like KA-BAR have not had GI contracts since 1945. They also made a line of utility knives (fixed blade) for sale in PX stores for private sale to military men, and Case made a few pocket knife models for military issue during WW2.