Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife With Leather Sheath German Field Equipment - hole in the tang

- hole in the tang is punched and not drilled

government bought the first ten 10-pounder Parrott rifles on 23 May 1861

with oxidation to the metal components

model AN6530 offered in very good condition with clear tint lenses

but it has no major damage or tears

Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife With Leather Sheath German Field Equipment - hole in the tangOriginal 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