Original U.S. WWII Named Murphy “Jr” Combat Fighting Knife with Cast Aluminum Handle & Scabbard - Fred Ream Headgear The very good condition DAK

The very good condition DAK olive colored web belt has a black leather tab with the usual double row of seven holes for length adjustment

the hard leather wrap is still present although some bits of leather are missing

First Boer War (December 1880 to March 1881) are collectively known as the Boer Wars

We have not been able to identify all of these markings

measuring 18 1/2 inches in length

Original U.S. WWII Named Murphy “Jr” Combat Fighting Knife with Cast Aluminum Handle & Scabbard - Fred Ream Headgear The very good condition DAKOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Murphy Combat Fighting Knife was produced during World War II by David Z. Murphy and his son David M. Murphy. Murphy was a custom knife maker who first came to fame as the maker of the knives sold by the Gerber Legendary Blade Knife Company in 1938. The Murphy fighting knives are often categorized loosely as Theater Knives, even though they were not manufactured in a wartime theater of operations. This is due to