Original U.S. WWII M3 Fighting Knife by UTICA Cutlery with M8 Scabbard Category_MG 34 Accessories and this time

and this time

The gun went into service in 1944 and was used well into the 1950s

probably from years of storage and cleaning

The included brown leather belt does not have any size adjustment tab

The shell is covered by a very nice OD Green helmet net

Original U.S. WWII M3 Fighting Knife by UTICA Cutlery with M8 Scabbard Category_MG 34 Accessories and this timeOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a great lightly used example of a WWII M3 U. S. fighting knife, made by the desirable maker UTICA Cutlery Co. of Utica, New York. With the markings on the crossguard, this is the third and final pattern manufactured in the war. It comes complete in the correctly M8 scabbard, which was modified by adding a leather belt loop. These fighting knives were preferred by American infantry during World War Two for