Original U.S. WWII Named Murphy “Jr” Combat Fighting Knife with Cast Aluminum Handle & Scabbard - Fred Ream Headgear the Wollensak Optical Company made

the Wollensak Optical Company made precision camera lenses with iris shutters for large format cameras

We have not been able to identify all of these markings

He reported about 400 gunto tosho's ranking at the Tosho Banzuke (刀匠番附)

The unit was part of the build-up of the Canal Zone's defenses as war approached

measuring 18 1/2 inches in length

Original U.S. WWII Named Murphy “Jr” Combat Fighting Knife with Cast Aluminum Handle & Scabbard - Fred Ream Headgear the Wollensak Optical Company madeOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Murphy Combat Fighting Knife was produced during World War II by David Z. Murphy and his son David M. Murphy. Murphy was a custom knife maker who first came to fame as the maker of the knives sold by the Gerber Legendary Blade Knife Company in 1938. The Murphy fighting knives are often categorized loosely as Theater Knives, even though they were not manufactured in a wartime theater of operations. This is due to