OP,
Kinfolks was one of the early MFG. of M3 trench knives... There are 3 versions to M3 trench knives... 1st is blade marked and dated, according to MFG. Then there are Blade Marked only... no more date... these being 2nd version... Then they finished marking them with the 3rd version being on the crossguard... 3rd version are the most common... If there is NO signed letter by him...including photos... and notarized... Then it becomes a family heirloom... The knife will Not command any big money, with the finish missing off the blade...and the damage to the leather washers on the handle...
HTH...
PS...If it was my uncle's combat carried knife, I would keep it as a part of family history... JM.02cents...
Kinfolks was one of the early MFG. of M3 trench knives... There are 3 versions to M3 trench knives... 1st is blade marked and dated, according to MFG. Then there are Blade Marked only... no more date... these being 2nd version... Then they finished marking them with the 3rd version being on the crossguard... 3rd version are the most common... If there is NO signed letter by him...including photos... and notarized... Then it becomes a family heirloom... The knife will Not command any big money, with the finish missing off the blade...and the damage to the leather washers on the handle...
HTH...
PS...If it was my uncle's combat carried knife, I would keep it as a part of family history... JM.02cents...