Original U.S. WWII Late War Navy Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS with U.S.N. MK2 Scabbard French Uniforms Eighth Air Force Battle Damage

Eighth Air Force Battle Damage in World War II by Nicholas A

The stock does still have traces of a cartouche on the right side

with tearing and some cracking

The feed tray and pawl still function properly

the 555th fought numerous other forest fires

Original U.S. WWII Late War Navy Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS with U.S.N. MK2 Scabbard French Uniforms Eighth Air Force Battle DamageOriginal 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