Dave Murphy ~ Model 2 ~ " Little 88 "   ~ Vintage

This is the Model 2  " Little 88 " , A blade forged in excellent carbon steel with a simple handle, but one that had the particularity of being produced in molded aluminum. This model was introduced at the SUPER BLADE SHOW in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1989. This version can be very hard to find , especially in mint condition. It is in the original box with paperwork. 

Each country has its household brands and knives are no exception. In the United States the all-conquering knife in question is a Murphy. David Zaphaniah Murphy, born in Portland Oregon, in 1895, produced a style of straight knife that would soon find its way into every American home. A blade forged in excellent carbon steel with a simple handle, but one that had the particularity of being produced in molded aluminum. The knife was robust, light, cheap and didn␣t need any special cleaning, which was why all housewives used it in their kitchens. Different shapes were produced for different uses, with models for hunters, scouts, and butchers, etc.

Murphy Knives was a knife manufacturing company founded by custom knife maker David "Dave" Zephaniah Murphy. Murphy was best known as the original supplier of knives to the Gerber Legendary Blade Knife Company in 1938. Murphy's knives had a distinctive aluminum handle which was later used on many thousands of Gerber knives. Between 1941 and 1954 Murphy made approximately 90,000 Murphy Combat knives for troops to use in World War II.^[2] These knives were marked on the handle Murphy Combat with USA on the obverse side. They were made for servicemen during and after World War II. These knives are now collectible by military knife collectors and are scarce despite the large number made.

• Never used, carried or sharpened
• Condition is mint