Morse Dive Knife

Description

Beautiful  World War II era U.S. Navy Mark V Dive Knife.  The Mark V knife was designed for use not only as a knife, but also as a prying tool, hammer, saw and general purpose implement to accomplish whatever tasks were at the diver's hands.  It was produced by the famous Morse Diving Company of Boston, Ma.  Morse refers to themselves as " The oldest deep-sea diving equipment manufacturer in the world ".  The company started out as Morse and Fletcher in 1837, a maker of brass goods.  In 1864 the firm became Andrew Morse & Sons and in 1940 was renamed Morse Diving Equipment Company, Inc.  The knife retains it's original applied edge, which has not been polished, and the serrated spine is in equally excellent and untouched condition.  The wood handle shows barely any signs of use and the heavy brass scabbard is in exceptionally nice condition with minor wear from handling.  I hope my pictures captured the beauty of the patina !  Don't hesitate to contact me with questions or different pictures.  Thanks for looking.