Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife with Leather Sheath Gifted on Christmas 1944 - Markings Scrubbed MG 42 When combat units moved out

When combat units moved out of a region

It measures:Collar to Shoulder: 7

The colors still appear as if they did 80 years ago

This indicates manufacture by Conetta Manufacturing Company of Stamford

For the Americans

Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife with Leather Sheath Gifted on Christmas 1944 - Markings Scrubbed MG 42 When combat units moved outOriginal 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