Original U.S. WWII M3 Blade-Marked Fighting Knife by Imperial with 1943-Dated M6 Leather Scabbard by Viner Bros Russian Field Gear and the mounting points for

and the mounting points for the frizzen and frizzen spring are still present

so it needs to be pulled back by hand to open the action

probably due to fouling of the barrel and the need to fire standard musket balls

The one part that is however missing is the safety pull handle

Original U.S. WWII M3 Blade-Marked Fighting Knife by Imperial with 1943-Dated M6 Leather Scabbard by Viner Bros Russian Field Gear and the mounting points forOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fine condition WWII production Mark 3 U. S. fighting knife, made by the desirable maker, Imperial Knife Co., and contained in an original 1943 dated M6 leather Scabbard by Viner Bros. Imperial made M3 and M4 bayonets, as well as other smaller edged weapons for the U. S. Government during WWII. This example has a soldiers name and partial number written on, but it is not enough information to ID him. This