Original U.S. WWII USN Mark 1 Fighting Knife - RH Pal 35 with USN Leather Scabbard MG 34 Feed Assembly 000 m) in length

000 m) in length

The first word appears to be "Gluck" which means "luck" so the engraving is perhaps a hunter's prayer for a successful outing

There are one or two small dents but it appears to have been well looked after with regular polishing from being continually on display

44 caliber percussion

Original Item:  Assembly consists of the trigger Mk II

Original U.S. WWII USN Mark 1 Fighting Knife - RH Pal 35 with USN Leather Scabbard MG 34 Feed Assembly 000 m) in lengthOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent condition example of the USN Mark 1 fighting knife, manufactured by the PAL Cutlery Company. According to The Official Price Guide of Collector Knives by C Houston Price & Mark D Zaleysky, PAL was originally used as a trademark by the Utica Knife & Razor Company of Utica, NY from about 1924 1939. PAL marked knives of that era used blades imported from Germany, and the blades typically bore the