Original U.S. WWII USN Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in Original Leather Sheath ger CLAIMS TO FAME:Oldest B-24 Bomb

CLAIMS TO FAME:Oldest B-24 Bomb Group in 8th Air ForceFlew most missions of any Group in 8th Air ForceFirst Bomb Squadron (329th) to penetrate German airspace 2-Jan-43Most traveled Bomb Group in 8th Air ForceFirst heavy bomber to fly 25 missions: B-24 41-23728 'Hot Stuff' 330BSFirst B-24 to complete 50 missions 'Boomerang'Only wartime unit in the USAF that has not been inactivated since its original formation

The writing is also arranged in an "X" pattern

Unfortunately the fuze “base cup” is missing

for manufacture at the Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois

Feed System: Top Break Breech Loading

Original U.S. WWII USN Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in Original Leather Sheath ger CLAIMS TO FAME:Oldest B-24 BombOriginal 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