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Listing of sword issuing Fraternal Orders, Secret Societies, Fraternal Organizations, etc.
Including some slogans, some with information.
* ALOH American Legion of Honor
* AOF American Order of Foresters
* AOH Ancient Order of Hibernians Link
* AOKMC Ancient Order of the Knights of the Mystic Chain, rituals were based on the legend of the Knights of
the Round Table
* AOUW Ancient Order of United Workmen
* APA American Protective Association
* BAY Brotherhood of American Yeomen: A secret benefit society founded in 1897, revolved around Sir Walter
Scott's novel "Ivanhoe".
* BPOE Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Link
* BPOEW Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World
* CBKA Commandery Benevolent Knights Association
* CCTAS Crusaders-Catholic Total Abstinence Society
* CK of A, CKA Catholic Knights of America Link
* CK of W, CKW Catholic Knights of Wisconsin Made by Henderson-Ames (1893-1923), Insurance Co. Milwaukee.
* COF, COOF Catholic Order of Forester Link
* CTAS Catholic Total Abstinence Society
* EBA Emerald Benefit Association
* FCB Friendship, Charity, and Benevolence (Knights of Pythias) Link
* FOE Fraternal Order of Eagles Link
* GALSTPTR German American Legion of St. Peter
* GAR Grand Army of the Republic
* GL Guardians of Liberty, an anti-Catholic organization founded about 1911.
* GUO of OF, GUOOF Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, the Black IOOF.
* IHSV Red Cross of Constantine (Masonic)
* IOF Independent Order of Foresters Link
* IOI, IOIUSA Independent Order of Immaculates of the United States of America. An African-American fraternal
order started in 1872.
* IOKP Independent Order of Knights of Pythias
* IOOF Independent Order of Odd Fellows Link Link
* IORM Improved Order of Red Men
* IOS Independent Order of Svithiod (Swedish-American fraternal benefit society, founded 1881)
* ISH Independent Sons of Honor.
* JAOUW Junior Order-Ancient Order of United Workmen
* JOUAM, JROUAM Junior Order of United American Mechanics Link
* KC, K of C, KofC Knights of Columbus Link
* KFM, K of FM Knights of Father Matthew
* KG Knights of St. George (also abbreviated as KSTG)
* KGE Knights of the Golden Eagle (organized into Commanderies), a Masonic order of the same name exists.
* KGL Knight Grand Legion
* KH, K of H Knights of Honor, a fraternal beneficiary society founded about 1877.
* KHC Knights of the Holy Cross
* KKK Ku Klux Klan. Some of the terms associated with the KKK include: Knights of the Invisible Empire,
Order of Citizenship, Knights Kamellia, and Knights of the Midnight Mystery, Klectokon, Klonverse, Klavery, Klarago,
Klexter, Klaverns, Klancraft, Klonklaves, Imperial Wizard, Exalted Cyclops, Imperial Klaliff, Grand Klaliff, Imperial
Klokard, Imperial Kludd, Imperial Kligrapp, Imperial Klabee, Imperial Klarago, Imperial Klonsel, Imperial Night
Hawk, etc. Yes, I buy and sell all types of KKK collectibles, as well as Nazi material; NO, I don't believe in
or support the KKK/Nazis, and don't bother writing me about this listing. This is a LISTING, not support!
* KKKK Knights of Ku Klux Klan
* KL, K of L Knights of Loyola
* KM, K of M Knights of the Maccabees (also abbreviated as KOTM)
* KM, K of M Knights of Malta (Masonic: York Rite Commandery, KT)
* KM Knights Militant (KKK)
* KMC Knights of the Mystic Chain
* KOTM Knights of the Maccabees (of the world)
* KP, K of P Knights of Pythias Link
* KPC Knights of Peter Claver, founded in 1909 for Black Catholic men.
* KSC Knights of St. Columcille (Maybe better known as St. Columba. A.k.a. Colm, Columbkille, Colmcille,
and Colum).
* KSF Knights of Sherwood Forest (Forester's, ca. 1887)
* KSJ, K of St.J Knights of St. John
* KG, K of G Knights of the Globe, fraternal benefit group founded in Chicago in 1889. Swords reported,
but may be Knights of St. George.
* KSTG Knights of St. George
* KSTI Knights of St. Ignatius
* KSTJ Knights of St. Joseph
* KSL Knights of St. Lawrence
* KSTM Knights of St. Martin
* K of STP Knights of St. Patrick
* KSTP Knights of St. Paul
* KSTP Knights of St. Peter
* KSTT Knights of St. Thomas
* K of STW Knights of St. Wenceslas
* KT, K of T Knights of Tabor
* KT Knights Templar (Masonic: York Rite Commandery) Link (Knights Templar consists of three involved degrees: Knights of the Red Cross, Knight Templar, Knight
of Malta). I have been told that the KT logo was an upright cross prior to ca. 1910, and a slanted cross after.
Can you confirm this?
* KWM Knights of Wise Men
* LKA, LK of A Loyal Knights of America
* LOM Legion of the Moose, Loyal Order of Moose Link
* MOLLUS Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Link
* MRA Royal Arcanum Link
* MWA Modern Woodmen of America Link
* OKF Order of the Knights of Friendship (initials with crescent)
* OUA Order of United Americans, Started in 1843 as a patriotic organization, reformed in 1896 as a patriotic
and beneficial society in Pennsylvania.
* OUAM Order of United American Mechanics
* PM Patriarchs Militant (and a lilly) (Independent Order of Odd Fellows): Odd Fellows Patriarchs Militant
(c.1882-1884).
* POSA, POS of A Patriotic Order of the Sons of America
* RAM Royal Arch Masons (York Rite)
* IHSV Red Cross of Constantine (Masonic)
* RA Royal Arcanum, a fraternal benefit life insurance company founded in Massachusetts in 1877.
* RK Roman Knights (The Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross)
* RSTV Rite of St. Vaclav
* RSTV Rite of St. Vitus
* SAR Sons of the American Revolution (also NSAR: National SAR) Link
* SBCL Saint Boniface Catholic Union
* SBL Society B. Lafayette, General Lafayette
* SCV-SoCV Sons of Confederate Veterans Link
* SKoA Select Knights of America
* SUV, SV Sons of (Union) Veterans (descendants of Union veterans of the Civil War)
* TH, T of H Temple of Honor (Independent Order of Odd Fellows)
* UAM United American Mechanics ( "The Henderson Ames Co." )
* UAOD United Ancient Order of Druids Link
* UCV United Confederate Veterans (Civil War)
* VFW Veterans of Foreign Wars
* WOW Woodmen of the World Link (Also: WOW Soldiers of Woodcraft)
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