Original U.S. WWII Late War Soldier-Modified Navy Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife with Longer Crossguard & Shifted Hilt in U.S.N. MK2 Scabbard WWI a smaller free event held

a smaller free event held on Armed Forces Day

with only the Generalfeldmarschall being different

with partly bright finishes showing spots of oxidation

There is lovely ornate foliate engraving on most of the metalwork

24 1863 along with serial number 2056

Original U.S. WWII Late War Soldier-Modified Navy Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife with Longer Crossguard & Shifted Hilt in U.S.N. MK2 Scabbard WWI a smaller free event heldOriginal 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