Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in Leather Sheath - Excellent Blade Category_MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets Serial number on underside of

Serial number on underside of the barrel reads 63539 (somewhat blurred) as well as a very clear matching number 63539 on the grip frame

It still features a period red cord

but those are the easiest-to-replace piece of these boots

Page of Pittsburgh Kansas was assigned to Battery C

and the M1917A1

Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in Leather Sheath - Excellent Blade Category_MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets Serial number on underside ofOriginal 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