Such was the need for fighting knives during WW2 that many small independent knife makers stepped up to supply our boys with well crafted edged weapons. San Antonio Iron Works of San Antonio, Texas made fighting knives from cutdown blade portions of surplus M-1913 “Patton” sabers, and today, these San Antonio Iron Works knives remain scarce and desirable. This US Army WW2 San Antonio Iron Works Patton Saber Middle Section Sword Blade Fighting Knife is in Very Good Condition, with some sharpening to the blade edges, some scratching and patina at each side of the blade, some light loosening to the guard, some light chipping and hairline cracking to the spines of the handle scales, some verdigris to the left side of the handle scale rivets, and with some light overall age wear evident. Most interestingly, it features an 8" clip point bowie, full length fullered, double edge dagger blade with an unsharpened top false edge crafted from the middle section of a M-1913 Patton saber, sports elegant brown hardwood handle scales with finger grooves secured by two brass rivets, and boasts a long, wide steel guard with downturned ends. It’s complete with the original US Army WW2 San Antonio Iron Works Tooled Brown Leather Scabbard in Very Good Condition, with some light scattered darkening at front and back, remaining just a bit too short to fully accept the blade, resulting in a small gap between the throat and guard, and with some light overall age wear evident. Most interestingly, it bears gorgeous “spade” central and “seashell” border tooling running vertically along the middle front, carries a fully functional metal “glove” snap closure leather handle retention strap at the middle front belt hanger, and exhibits the US Army officer’s “O” prefixed laundry number “O-7190” stamped in black at the middle and upper back. Both the knife and sheath are correctly unmarked as to their maker, as are all of those made by San Antonio Iron Works, and the set is a fine example of a very rare, original US Army WW2 San Antonio Iron Works Patton Saber Middle Section Sword Blade Fighting Knife.