Vintage WILKINSON SWORD British MOD Military R.J.H. JUNGLE BOWIE KNIFE Vietnam

Description

RARE
BRITISH  MILITARY
MINISTRY  OF  DEFENSE  ( M.O.D. )
VIETNAM  WAR  KNIFE
WILKINSON  SWORD
R.J.H.  JUNGLE  BOWIE  KNIFE
SURVIVAL,  CAMP  KNIFE
ORIGINAL  MILITARY  LEATHER  SHEATH
NOTEWORTHY :  WILKINSON SWORD STEEL  IS THE FINEST STEEL MADE WORLDWIDE  FOR HARDNESS AND ITS ABILITY TO HOLD A SHARP EDGE.  IT HAS RECEIVED ACCLAIMS FROM THE KING AND QUEEN's ROYAL COURT.   The British Military Defense ordered these knives, then decided they did not have any immediate use for them.  Only 7000 were made.  Some were made
available to USA soldiers going to Vietnam.
MEASUREMENTS:
Overall length  .....  14  1/2 inches
Blade  Length, tip to guard  ...  7 7/8 inches
Pictured and offered for sale is a vintage Wilkinson Sword R.J.H. Jungle Knife, designed and made for the British Military Of Defense in the 1960's.  Much information can be found in researching this knife.  The knife has been lightly used with no damage or defects.  The handle is a composition, hard rubber type material which does stain with use.  It provides a comfortable solid grip and adds to the well balancing of the knife blade and overall use.  The leather sheath is original to the knife designed also by the British military having a properly operating military clasp.  The leather sheath is soft and pliable, showing color wear on the backside.
STAMPINGS, MARKINGS, ETC.
The knife blade is marked, engraved on each side.  Side 1 .. "WILKINSON  SWORD  LONDON  ENGLAND"  Side 2 ..  "R.J.H.
JUNGLE  KNIFE  Regd. Design" (difficult to photograph).    Leather sheath is stamped "MADE  IN  ENGLAND" with the clasp  being stamped "LIFT  THE  DOT".