Original U.S. WWII Named USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by Union Cutlery with Leather Scabbard Availability_International This transitional SA Dagger is

This transitional SA Dagger is most interesting in that the cross guards are constructed out of aluminum

while officers could buy a helmet of black cloth over a cork or felt base

There is a single pin (mekugi)

The regiment was originally designated by the state military board as the 2nd Regiment

which was the biggest threat

Original U.S. WWII Named USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by Union Cutlery with Leather Scabbard Availability_International This transitional SA Dagger isOriginal 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