Original U.S. WWII USMC Early Blade-Marked Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife with Theater-Replaced Goat Horn Grip in Leather Sheath Brunswick Rifle The finish is definitely worn

The finish is definitely worn on the exterior

so we took it

and for the most part functioned like a bayonet

1st Infantry Regiment is an infantry component serving with the 2nd Stryker Brigade

It hung from a little metal clip on the waist belt

Original U.S. WWII USMC Early Blade-Marked Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife with Theater-Replaced Goat Horn Grip in Leather Sheath Brunswick Rifle The finish is definitely wornOriginal 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