Original U.S. WWII Unissued M3 Fighting Knife by UTICA Cutlery with Updated M8 Scabbard Still wrapped In Original Packaging With Box - Mint Condition French Field Equipment Acuff and his fueling group

Acuff and his fueling group 17 December with the intention of refueling all ships in the task force and replacing lost aircraft

The lower frame / trigger group is the later MkII style

The design developed in Pennsylvania

meaning it was military issues (not civilian) and is nicely stamped on the reverse:

Overall an incredibly rare and very important part of Airborne history

Original U.S. WWII Unissued M3 Fighting Knife by UTICA Cutlery with Updated M8 Scabbard Still wrapped In Original Packaging With Box - Mint Condition French Field Equipment Acuff and his fueling groupOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent, unissued condition example of a WWII M3 U. S. fighting knife, made by the desirable maker UTICA Cutlery Co. of Utica, New York. This is by far one of the nicest M3 knives we have ever come across. Not only is the original box present, but so is the waxed paper that wrapped the components to preserved them for storage. With the markings on the crossguard, this is the third and final pattern