Australian Military Knives

The Australian Military Knives Web Page.

This site is dedicated to the manufacturers and the men and woman of the Australian Army, Navy and Air Force and the forces of the allied nations who carried and used Australian made knives in the defence of our freedoms.

If you don't already know the names Barker, Carr Fast, East Bros, Greg Steel, Mars, Marsden, Stirling and Whittingslowe, you will soon become very familiar with them. They were the Australian manufacturers who made these Military and Fighting knives.

The aim of this site is to become a resource to collectors of Australian Military Knives. It has been the intention to cover all of the operational knives used by the Australian Army, Navy and Air Force.

Please be patient, this is a work in progress. It may very well contain some errors, this is to be expected. Sometimes things hinge on an interpretation, but if I have made a mistake or you have more definitive information, please and let me know.

Sorry! wont be doing anything on bayonets, but you will find some links for bayonet collectors on the Links page.

All resource's used on this site are the property of John Kroezen, or have been acknowledged to their owner, or have come from the public domain. If anyone sees any item on this web site to which they hold ownership, please and it will be acknowledged or removed if you wish.

No guarantees can be given as to the accuracy and reliability of the information on this site. It has been compiled with good faith from many different sources. Sometimes contradictory information has been found. Anyone who wishes to use any information contained in this site must be aware of this and use any such information with care.

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Please and let me know where the information is being used. Any person who uses any information and original images from this site must make them freely available to similar researchers. No person is authorised to use any information from this site and charge a fee for it.