Props 3D Aliens Combat Knife
Aliens USCM Combat Knife, strong enough to cosplay with. Based on a clone of the Gerber MKII fighting knife this is an iconic accessory of any colonial marine. Can be best seen in Aliens while used by Bishop while playing the knife game with Private Hudson, it makes it’s appearance many times during the movie. This is a recreation of the copy used in the movie, not as commonly mistaken the actual Gerber MKII.
1 Assemble the Blade
- P3D_AliensCombatKnife_BladeTop_V1
- P3D_AliensCombatKnife_BladeBottom_V1
- Put glue on P3D_AliensCombatKnife_BladeBottom_V1 in a thin even layer
- Glue P3D_AliensCombatKnife_BladeTop_V1 onto P3D_AliensCombatKnife_BladeBottom_V1
2 Install the Power Cell
- P3D_AliensCombatKnife_Crossguard_V1
- 125mm 1/8in (3mm) dowel
- Insert some glue in the holes in the blade
- Glue the P3D_AliensCombatKnife_Crossguard_V1 to the blade
- Insert the dowel as far as it can go
3 Install the Handle
- AliensGerberMKIICombatKnife_Handle_V1
- P3D_AliensCombatKnife_Butt_V1
- Put some glue on the bottom of the crossguard and along the two dowels
- Slide the handle onto the dowels until it’s snug against the crossguard
- Dry fit the butt onto the dowel, if it’s too long trim to length
- Put some glue on the butt where it connects to the handle and on the exposed dowel
- Slide the butt onto the bottom
