Original U.S. Vietnam War Era Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in Leather Sheath - Unissued French Awards Medals Badges Insignia and is very common in

and is very common in the Eastern Pacific Islands

History text from the book The Tank Killers by Harry Yeide

Movie studios sent rehearsal feeds from the latest Hollywood motion pictures to V-Disc

Here is an excerpt from a fellow pilot which can be found on at this link which mentions Major Winkelman

Scabbard is also stenciled in black paint 596

Original U.S. Vietnam War Era Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in Leather Sheath - Unissued French Awards Medals Badges Insignia and is very common inOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a great example of the legendary "KA BAR" fighting knife with an excellent unmarked leather sheath. Overall length of this Mark 2 knife is 12 inches, with a 7 inch clip point blade. The markings on the blade are as follows: U. S. CAMILLUS N. Y. The markings on the blade and the straight crossguard indicate that this was manufactured somewhere between 1962 and 1974, which puts it right into the Vietnam War