Original U.S. WWII USMC Early Blade-Marked Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife with Custom Handle with Wooden Pommel & Handmade Sheath German Uniforms Entire replica will break down

Entire replica will break down and function as the original but CANNOT BE MADE TO FIRE REAL AMMUNITION

The underside of the barrel is marked with serial number 10731 on the dovetail

though we do not know whether this happened before or after it spent a long time being "aged" in a barn or somewhere similar

and is marked on the left side with 62

which measures a very displayable 23" x 47 ½”

Original U.S. WWII USMC Early Blade-Marked Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife with Custom Handle with Wooden Pommel & Handmade Sheath German Uniforms Entire replica will break downOriginal 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