Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in Leather Sheath by Boyt Category_Feed Block Assembly which has degraded a bit

which has degraded a bit

Central France

with a black enamel finish on the metal shell

The top of the barrel still bears the correct two line address:

probably from after its service life was over

Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in Leather Sheath by Boyt Category_Feed Block Assembly which has degraded a bitOriginal 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