Original U.S. WWII Airborne Schrade M2 No.1 Knife with Jigged Bone Handle WWII with the original etching quite

with the original etching quite easy to see

" Gene Casale recalled

the tag was broken in half along the axial perforations and the top part left with the body while the bottom half was used as a record of his death

His parents had emigrated from Italy and his father found work as a laborer with the New York Central Railroad

where the braided bullion wire is

Original U.S. WWII Airborne Schrade M2 No.1 Knife with Jigged Bone Handle WWII with the original etching quiteOriginal Item: Only One Available. These M2 Paratrooper pockets knives with the early war issue "jigged bone" handles (scales or grip) are among the hardest to find on the market today. This wonderful example offered in very good fully functional condition is marked on the base of the blade ricasso as follows: SCHRADE CUT. CO. WALDEN N. Y. And: U. S. PATS. DEC. 21, 09. SEPT. 13, 10. JUNE 6, 16. These blade markings definitely identify it as the early