Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in Leather Sheath U.S. Flare Guns supplying the sights under a

supplying the sights under a dedicated source contract

as this was when the first 800 were issued) was used by US cavalry from the American Civil War until the end of the Indian wars

The lock is marked with the Federal Eagle to the left of U

and easy to see

This is a nice service worn example of a genuine World War I M1915 French Army "Adrian" steel helmet shell

Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in Leather Sheath U.S. Flare Guns supplying the sights under aOriginal Item: Only One Available. The originator of the KA BAR trademark, Union Cutlery Co, began using the name in 1923, having received a letter from a fur trapper who had used the knife to kill a wounded bear which attacked him when his rifle jammed. According to company records, the letter was only partially legible; "ka bar" could be read, as fragments of the phrase "kill a bear". In 1923, the company adopted the name Ka Bar from the "bear