Original U.S. WWII USMC Early Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife With Leather Sheath German Flags Blade Length: 3 ⅞"

Blade Length: 3 ⅞"

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A fantastic HJ Knife with an early pattern blade in great collectible condition with a matching condition scabbard

and the helmet does retain the original German National Colors (red white and black) kokarden (cockade) around the chin strap lug

Original U.S. WWII USMC Early Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife With Leather Sheath German Flags Blade Length: 3 ⅞"Original 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