Original U.S. WWII Late War Navy Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by Union Cutlery with Rare Wooden Grip & Leather Scabbard U.S. Flare Guns There is just a bit

There is just a bit of past oxidation

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With the start of the second Sino-Japanese War (WWII) heavy fighting with the Russians and Japanese put extreme demands on the limited manufacturing capability available to the Chinese

MILSCO / 1943

Original U.S. WWII Late War Navy Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by Union Cutlery with Rare Wooden Grip & Leather Scabbard U.S. Flare Guns There is just a bitOriginal 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