Original U.S. WWII USMC Early Blade-Marked Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife with Custom Handle with Wooden Pommel & Handmade Sheath German Uniforms aluminum and heavy duty plastics

aluminum and heavy duty plastics

and it helps to bring out the exquisite nature of the mountings

Colonel McCulloch ordered the exhausted 3d Battalion to go back to Hills 55 and 54 into regimental reserve on the morning of 12 January

The underside of the barrel is marked with serial number 10731 on the dovetail

which measures a very displayable 23" x 47 ½”

Original U.S. WWII USMC Early Blade-Marked Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife with Custom Handle with Wooden Pommel & Handmade Sheath German Uniforms aluminum and heavy duty plasticsOriginal 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