The Holy Grail Fighter

1942 Zacharias Fighter

8-1/4" Blade

Bronze Hilt

Fancy Spacers

Stag, Three Finger Grip

Double Brass Pins

Original Leather Wrist Thong

Moore Sheath

Early 1943 8" Fighter

This blade grind was in the progression to the final form just a few months later.  Note the oversize choils top and bottom.

Leather finger grips - RARE for this period.

Early Heiser sheath with the Moore teardrop stone flap which was only present on the first batch of Heiser sheaths.

This is a very early Model #1 Fighter with an 8" blade.

Flat blade grind

Metal center spacer

Thin butt cap

Brass chain link

This is an early 1943 chain link fighter.  

7" carbon steel blade

Brass hilt - aluminum butt.

Early Heiser sheath with the Moore teardrop stone flap which was present on the first batch of Heiser sheaths.

WW2 Model #1 Fighter with a 7" blade.

Chain link thong

Moore sheath

Unusual spacer stack

Early 1943 knife

This is a very unusual knife. With the chain link it was made in 1943-44.

It has a single brass hilt and an unsharpened top bevel like the later Model #5 knives.

Southern Saddlery Sheath

The handle has been restored with a few replacement leather washers.

7” Carbon Blade

Chain Link Thong

Replacement Sheath

From the Robert L. Gaddis Collection

1943 Model #1 Fighter

7" Carbon Steel Blade

Leather Handle With Chain Link

V.L.&A. Sheath

Model #1 Fighter

7" blade

Chain link thong

Heiser sheath

1943 Model #1 Fighter

8" Carbon Steel Blade

Leather Handle With Chain Link

V.L.&A. Sheath 

Interesting Leather Lacing 

1943 Model #1 Fighter

8" Carbon Steel Blade

Leather Handle With Chain Link

Heiser Sheath

1943 Model #1 Fighter

8" Carbon Steel Blade

Leather Handle With Springfield Butt Cap

Heiser Sheath

1943 Model #1 Fighter

6" Carbon Steel Blade

Leather Handle With Springfield Butt Cap

Southern Saddlery Sheath

1943-44 Model #1 Fighter

8" Carbon Steel Blade

Leather Handle With Screw On Butt Cap

One of Two Known Examples

Southern Saddlery Sheath

1943-44 Model #1 Fighter

7" carbon Steel Blade

Double Pinned Stag Handle

Heiser Sheath

WW2 Model #1 Fighter

8" Carbon Blade

Leather Handle

Heiser Sheath

This old feller started life as a Model #1 Fighter and has been nearly used up.

Plastic theater re-handle and home made sheath.

Pretty cool…….

While I normally collect Model #1’s, this guy is interesting for it’s sheath. It has a red translucent Randall snap and is made bespoke for the knife. It is stamped - “Custom Made Leather Products By Steidel - Alexandria Virginia”. Was it a sample? Who knows……

The knife is pinned stag Model #3 with a 6” blade. It has a great old compass in the butt. Made right around 1946.

Late 1940's Model #1 Fighter

6" Carbon Steel Blade

Pinned Stag Handle

Nickel Silver Hilt

Clarence Moore Sheath With Translucent Buttons

Post War 1940's Model #1 Fighter

7" Carbon Steel Blade

Leather Handle With Rare Peened Tang

Heiser Sheath

Late 1940's Model #1 Fighter

8" Carbon Steel Blade

Ivory Handle With Nickel Silver Hilt & Aluminum Butt Cap

Heiser Sheath With Translucent Buttons

Late 1940's Model #1 Fighter

8" Carbon Steel Blade

Ivory Handle With Finger Grips

Brass Hilt & Aluminum Butt Cap

Heiser Sheath With Translucent Buttons

Late 1940’s possibly 1950 Fighter

Very unique “S” shaped brass hilt

6” tool steel blade

Penned tang

Brown button Heiser sheath

8” Tool Steel Blade

Pinned Stag Handle

Wide Flap Heiser Sheath

From the Robert L. Gaddis Collection

Early 1950's Model #1 Fighter

8" Carbon Steel Blade

Leather Handle

Wide Flap, Black, Heiser Sheath With Plain Steel Snaps

Early 1950's Model #1 Fighter

7" Carbon Steel Blade

Leather Handle

Wide Flap, Heiser Sheath

Early 1950's Model #1 Fighter

8" Carbon Steel Blade

Stag Handle With Finger Grips

Nickel Silver Hilt

Wide Flap, Heiser Sheath

Early 1950’s Fighter

8” Tool Steel Blade

Brass Hilt

Pinned Stag Handle With Finger Grips

Very Unique Tooled Heiser Sheath

Mid 1950’s Fighter

Standard Knife, Leather Handle

Rare Moore Sheath

Mid 1950's Model #1 Fighter

7" Carbon Steel Blade

Ivory Handle With Finger Grips

Nickel Silver Hilt, Aluminum Butt Cap

Heiser Sheath With Mixed Buttons

Mid 1950's Model #1 Fighter

6" Carbon Steel Blade

Leather Handle

Unknown Sheath Maker - Randall Brown Button Snaps - Unusual Rivets On Rear Of Sheath

Mid 1950's Model #1 Fighter

7" Carbon Steel Blade

Leather Handle

Country Leathers Sheath - Randall Brown Button Snaps

Mid 1950's Model #1 Fighter

7" Carbon Steel Blade with Brass Back

Leather Handle

Heiser Sheath

Late 1950’s Model #1-7” Fighter

7” Carbon Blade With Brass Back

Brass S Style Hilt

Stag Handle With Finger Grips

Brass Butt Cap

Name Etched To Shop Employee John L. Kemp

RARE!

Late 1950’s Model #1 Fighter

7" Carbon Blade

Rare Lugged Hilt

Leather Handle

Black Heiser Sheath

Late 1950’s Knife

Basic Model #1 Fighter

Super Cool, Heiser, No Hone Pocket Sheath - The Oldest I Have Seen

Very early laminated brown Micarta hanlde

Tool steel blade

Compass and name plate

HKL brown button sheath

Early 1960's Model #1 Fighter

8" Carbon Steel Blade

Leather Handle

Stockman Sheath

Stockman sheaths were used for a very short time in the early 60's. They were generally of lower quality fit and finish.

Early 1960's Model #1 Fighter

8" Carbon Steel Blade

Leather Handle

Stockman Sheath

Stockman sheaths were used for a very short time in the early 60's. They were generally of lower quality fit and finish.

Early 1960's Model #1 Fighter

6" Carbon Steel Blade

Brown Micarta Handle

Nickel Silver Lugged Hilt, Aluminum Butt Cap

Johnson Sheath

The lugged nickel silver hilt on this knife is very rare.  They have never been offered as an option in the catalog.

Mid 1960's Model #1 Fighter

8" Stainless Steel Blade

Double "SS" Stamp

Stacked Leather Handle

Brass Hilt, Aluminum Butt Cap

Johnson Sheath

Mid 1960's Model #1 Fighter

7" Stainless Steel Blade

Double "SS" Stamp

Stag Handle With Finger Grips

Nickel Silver Hilt, Aluminum Butt Cap

Johnson Sheath

Mid 1960's Model #1 Fighter

8" Stainless Steel Blade

Double "SS" Stamp

Brown Micarta Handle

Nickel Silver Hilt, Aluminum Butt Cap

Johnson Sheath

Mid 1960's Model #1 Fighter

7" Tool Steel Blade

Brown Micarta Handle

Nickel Silver Hilt

Riveted Johnson Sheath

Mid 1960’s

Johnson Rough Back Sheath

Nickel Silver Hilt, Walnut Handle

Chrome Plated Blade

Mid 1960's Model #1 Fighter

8" Stainless Steel Blade

Low "S" Stamp

Black Micarta Handle

Johnson Sheath

Mid 1960's Model #1 Fighter

7" Stainless Steel Blade

Low "S" Stamp

Ivory Handle

Johnson Sheath

Mid 1960's Model #1 Fighter

8" Stainless Steel Blade

Low "S" Stamp

Leather Handle

Riveted Johnson Model C Sheath

Mid 1960's Model #1 Fighter

7" Stainless Steel Blade

Low "S" Stamp

Stag Handle With Finger Grips

Johnson Model A Sheath

Model #1 Fighter

8" stainless steel blade

Low S stamp

Brass hilt

Rosewood Handle

Johnson rough back sheath

Mid 1960's Model #1 Fighter

7" Stainless Steel Blade

Low "S" Stamp

Rosewood Handle

Nickel Silver Hilt

Nickel Silver Scalloped Collar

Nickel Silver Scalloped Butt Cap

Johnson Sheath

Model #1 Fighter

8" stainless steel blade

Low S stamp

Sawteeth

Lugged hilt

Rosewood Handle

Flanged butt cap

Johnson rough back sheath

Mid 1960’s Model #1 - 7” Fighter

Separate S Stamp

Lugged Brass Hilt

Black Micarta Handle

Johnson Rough Back Sheath

Model #1 Fighter

8" stainless steel blade

Low S stamp

Lugged hilt

Walnut Handle

Johnson rough back sheath

Mid 1960's Model #1 Fighter

7" Stainless Steel Blade

Low "S" Stamp, Kit Blade

Pinned Brown Micarta Handle With Fancy Spacers

Nickel Silver Hilt

Hilt & Handle By James Behring

Johnson Sheath

Mid 1960's Model #1 Fighter

8" Stainless Steel Blade

Separate "S" Stamp

Unique Row Of Small Sawteeth

Ivory Handle

Lugged Brass Lugged Hilt & Flanged Butt Cap

Johnson Sheath

Mid 1960's Model #1 Fighter

8" Stainless Carbon Blade

Ivory Handle - Flawless

Brass Hilt

Johnson Sheath

1960's Model #1 Fighter

8" Stainless Steel Blade

Separate "S" Stamp

Black Micarta Handle

Brass Hilt

Black, High Ride, Johnson Sheath

1960's Model #1 Fighter

8" Carbon Steel Blade

Delrin Handle

Nickel Silver Hilt & Aluminum Butt Cap

Johnson Sheath

1960's Model #1 Fighter

5" Stainless Steel Blade With Sawteeth

Separate "S" Stamp

Stag Handle With Finger Grips

Nickel Silver Hilt

Riveted Johnson Sheath

1960's Model #1 Fighter

7" Stainless Steel Blade With Sawteeth

Separate "S" Stamp

Stag Handle With Compass In Butt

Nickel Silver Hilt

Riveted Johnson Sheath

1960's Model #1 Fighter

8" Stainless Steel Blade With Sawteeth

Separate "S" Stamp

Stag Handle With Compass In Butt

Nickel Silver Hilt

Riveted Johnson Sheath

1960's Model #1 Fighter

5-1/2" Carbon Steel Blade (One OF A Kind?)

Black Micarta

Lugged Brass Hilt

Johnson Sheath

"Start To Finish Board"

1960's Model #1 Fighter

7" Carbon Steel Blade

Leather Handle

Johnson Sheath

Early to mid 1970’s #1 Fighter

7” Stainless Blade With Separate S stamp

Nickel Silver Hilt

5 Spacers (3 Thick / 2 Thin)

Model #22 Style Black Micarta Handle

Aluminum Crow’s Beak Butt With Wrist Thong

Johnson Sheath

This is an interesting handle as the model #22 was introduced around this time and having it on a period model #1.

This is an interesting piece. Transition knife with 5 spacers and an unlined thong hole.

Stainless steel blade

Black Micarta handle

Black Johnson rough back sheath

This knife was scrimshawed by W.C. Shotts in 1976. The handle is ivory.

This is technically a Model #5, but it is interesting as it built as a fighter. This is the oldest example of a “saw - no saw” grind that I have seen.

Tool steel blade, stag handle

Johnson rough back sheath

1970's Model #1 Fighter

8" Carbon Steel Blade

Black Micarta Handle With Finger Grips

Huge Lugged Nickel Silver Hilt

(Lugged Hilts in Nickel Silver Were Never Offered As A Catalog Option)

Aluminum Butt Cap

Johnson Sheath

1970's Model #1 Fighter

6" Carbon Steel Blade

Black Handle

Nickel Silver "S Shaped" Reverse Hilt

Johnson Sheath

1970's Model #1 Fighter

7" Stainless Steel Blade

Separate "S" Stamp

Old Yellow Micarta Handle

Brass Hilt & Butt Capp

Johnson Sheath

1980's Model #1 Fighter

4" Stainless Steel Blade

One Of Only A Few Made

Black Micarta Handle

Nickel Silver Hilt

Johnson Sheath

1980's Model #16 Fighter

Doug Kenefick Dealer Special Before The Sasquatch

7" Stainless Steel Blade

Black Micarta Handle

Brass Hilt

Johnson Sheath Model C Sheath

1980's Model #1 Fighter

6" Carbon Steel Blade - Blued

Stag Handle

Brass Hilt

Johnson Conceilment Sheath

1980's Model #1 Fighter

7" Carbon Steel Blade

Both Sides Etched & Gold Inlayed (Possible Leibowitz)

Stag Handle With Finger Grips & Name Plate

Nickel Silver Hilt

Johnson Sheath

1980's Model #1 Fighter

8" Stainless Steel Blade

Alternate Ivory Handle (A/I Stamp)

Brass Hilt, Brass & Red Spacers, Crows Beak Butt Cap

Johnson Sheath

Mid 1980's Model #1 - 7" Fighter #012

1980's Model #1 Fighter

7" Stainless Steel Blade

Model #18 Handle With Compass in Cap

Brass Hilt

Sullivan Model C Replacement Sheath

1980's Model #1 Fighter

6" Stainless Steel Blade With Saw Teeth

Old Yellow Micarta Handle, Single Finger Grip

Nickel Silver Hilt

Johnson Sheath

Super Rare Miniature Model #1 Fighter From The 1980’s

Very Few Made….Less Than 25?

Rosewood Handle

Brass Hilt

Super Rare Miniature Model #1 Fighter From The 1980’s

Very Few Made….Less Than 25?

Black Micarta Handle

Nickel Silver Hilt

Aluminum Butt Cap

Replacement Sheath