Original U.S. WWII Blade Marked M3 Fighting Knife by UTICA Cutlery Co. with M8 Scabbard U.S. Badges having already torn through around

having already torn through around all of the vertical supports

and the underside of the crown is marked SOCIETY BRAND HAT CO

and Underofficer Ernst Kopge who were both killed

Approximately 100 countries' armed forces have operated the C-47 with over 60 variants of the aircraft produced

The stylized "R" indicates that it was some type of reserve unit

Original U.S. WWII Blade Marked M3 Fighting Knife by UTICA Cutlery Co. with M8 Scabbard U.S. Badges having already torn through aroundOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice service worn example of a WWII M3 U. S. fighting knife, made by the desirable maker, UTICA Cutlery Co.. With the marking on the blade, this is the more sought after "2nd Pattern", which was replaced quickly by the 3rd pattern with markings on the crossguard. It comes complete in the correct M8 scabbard, which was updated during the war to the M8A1 standard. These fighting knives were preferred by