Excellent condition. 

Vietnam Era 1971 Navy Pilot’s Survival Knife 5” Camillus MIL-K-8662b

Phosphate coated blade.  Double edged tip.

5-inch blade, 9-1/2 inch overall.

Painted butt end.

Vietnam era  -- 1971 February.

Sheath marked on the back:

-       Knife, Hunter Sheathed Survival Pilot’s

-       Mil-K-8662B(orD?).

-       Camillus Cutlery Co.

-       9-690D816 ??  (this contract or order number I can’t read well)

-       April 1971.

-       Also, has the pilot’s name, “Fortin D. P.”

The knife leather handle also has his name.  See photos.

The stone is marked:

-       C280PY

-       A product by

-       Norton Pike.

The Navy Pilot’s Survival knife was developed by the NAVY weapons bureau and Marbles Arms corp. 

 in 1957, as a key weapon for the Navy Air Corps.  It was redesigned in 1962 (shortened by one inch). 

The short version was made by Camillus and Milpar.  — notes from book III by M. H.Cole.

  Has some Verdigris around the brass.  (This is the green stuff.  It’s caused from a chemical reaction between the rivets and the chemical (acetic acid) used in the leather tanning process).

The snap fastener that holds the knife into the sheath is broken  --  missing its snap back.

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