I have the PAL RH-36 that my dad carried in World War II. He was a naval aviator winged in 1941. It’s very sharp. It’s a wonderful piece of family history. It’s displayed with his DFC and AM as well as his LCdr collar insignia and his original wings.
My father had one from his Army stint. Post Korean war, pre Vietnam. He destroyed the handle cutting a tractor tire for my mother to have a planter. The blade survived. I got one in his memory.
Hey Brother! Donavan sent me, so I just subbed ...love these knives! never knew any were made in Sheffield... I knew PAL took over the knife making for Remington when they discontinued knife production as WW2 was getting underway to concentrate on arms & ammo - great stuff my friend, love the comparisons🙏⚔️👊
Did you find out any more info? I have one of these Sheffield marked blades. It was found in a dump in Ontario... Mine has an antler handle but is otherwise the same. Brass washers and hexagon.
I have not found any more info on the Sheffield marked RH-36s, but your example helps build the baseline of info we have. The fact that it was found in Ontario (Southern Canada, I presume - not California) provides another example of a knife in Canada and the stag handle indicates it is a post-war knife made for commercial trade. Thanks for sharing your info! I would love to see a picture of it.
@@FreeAmericaChannelI don't know much about knives but I think the antler may be an addition/modification. Do you have an email? I will send you pics.
The lack of documentation on these is both disturbing and, as you said, intriguing. I've seen so many RH36s along the way that I only the weird ones seem to get my attention now.
Each of those shown have different values. You can get the average PAL RH 36 for between $75.00 to around $150.00. Prices depend on condition and whether there is a sheath or not, for the most part.
What I nice knife, I have one that belonged to my grandfather... I have no idea how it ended up in South Africa.... He didn't serve, but was in the South African Police
I have the PAL RH-36 that my dad carried in World War II. He was a naval aviator winged in 1941. It’s very sharp. It’s a wonderful piece of family history. It’s displayed with his DFC and AM as well as his LCdr collar insignia and his original wings.
Wow! That is a real treasure. I'm happy to hear that you have it displayed for the family to see.
I have this Pal RH 36, I’ll have to examine it closer to see the specifics you are talking about
Cool, let us know what you find. Thanks for watching!
I have a Rh36. Fantastic fixed blade. Awesome video brother 🇺🇸👍🏻
Thanks Donavan! Your Veterans Day video with the clean RH 36 got me thinking about these knives so I did this video.
Hi d just found this dude great channel
@@tomritter493 he is a great brother of the blade and his collection is awesome
My father had one from his Army stint. Post Korean war, pre Vietnam. He destroyed the handle cutting a tractor tire for my mother to have a planter. The blade survived. I got one in his memory.
There are parts to repair/replace the leather handle washers out there if you want to try to repair it. I'm glad you got one to honor your father.
Interesting video. Thanks, and greetings from Sheffield, England!
Thanks for watching! The history of knife making in Sheffield must surround you every day. That is cool.
Hey Brother! Donavan sent me, so I just subbed ...love these knives! never knew any were made in Sheffield... I knew PAL took over the knife making for Remington when they discontinued knife production as WW2 was getting underway to concentrate on arms & ammo - great stuff my friend, love the comparisons🙏⚔️👊
Thanks @Warthogg for the sub and the kind words. Welcome to Free America!
@@FreeAmericaChannel Thanks & Merry Christmas 🙏
Did you find out any more info? I have one of these Sheffield marked blades. It was found in a dump in Ontario... Mine has an antler handle but is otherwise the same. Brass washers and hexagon.
I have not found any more info on the Sheffield marked RH-36s, but your example helps build the baseline of info we have. The fact that it was found in Ontario (Southern Canada, I presume - not California) provides another example of a knife in Canada and the stag handle indicates it is a post-war knife made for commercial trade. Thanks for sharing your info! I would love to see a picture of it.
@@FreeAmericaChannelI don't know much about knives but I think the antler may be an addition/modification. Do you have an email? I will send you pics.
@@jamiem3326 I do, you can send them to tackettsmillfarm at gmail dot com. I would love to see the pics.
Thanks for the great info. I have a PAL made in USA RH 36 that is double stamped. Was that a frequent factory error? Thanks again
I'm not sure how frequent the double stamp error may be but marking errors were not uncommon in my experience. A number of knives have no markings.
Intriguing. Busted out Bill Waters book and he had nothing on those variations in any chapter.
The lack of documentation on these is both disturbing and, as you said, intriguing. I've seen so many RH36s along the way that I only the weird ones seem to get my attention now.
I think one was milittary one civilian and Canadian. Versions
You may be correct, there is a real lack of good reference material on PAL knives, so it gets hard to tell sometimes.
What's a knife like that worth?
Each of those shown have different values. You can get the average PAL RH 36 for between $75.00 to around $150.00. Prices depend on condition and whether there is a sheath or not, for the most part.
What I nice knife, I have one that belonged to my grandfather... I have no idea how it ended up in South Africa.... He didn't serve, but was in the South African Police