Military General Purpose Pocket Knives

[ILGAC]

These are an all stainless steel general issue knife and are (were?) also available for purchase through the PX and Clothing Sales Stores.

They are dated and marked by manufacturer on main blade.

The oldest I have is a 1964 Imperial and the newest is a 1991 Camillus.

 

[ILGAC]

One of these knives (Camillus 1959) was carried onboard the first US manned space flight, Alan Shepard's Mercury Freedom 7.