Original U.S. WWII USN Mark 1 Robeson ShurEdge No. 20 Fighting Knife with Wood Pommel and Leather Scabbard Manufacture Type_New Made Items also with blank top straps

also with blank top straps

with a gray rayon lining marked with size 55

It is now the modern Mobile Gendarmerie

which is now this bit of history got out of the water

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Original U.S. WWII USN Mark 1 Robeson ShurEdge No. 20 Fighting Knife with Wood Pommel and Leather Scabbard Manufacture Type_New Made Items also with blank top strapsOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Navy MK1 knife was used as both a utility knife and a fighting weapon. While some undoubtedly saw combat, particularly with Naval Aviators, these blades were mostly used for everyday functions aboard ship and ashore. The Mark I knives were Navy issue throughout WW2 and remained in inventory through the Vietnam war. They were purchased in huge quantities so replacements were not needed for many years. From a