Original U.S. WWII Morse Diving Equipment MK 5 Deep Sea Dive Knife with Brass Scabbard Miscellaneous Gun Parts In the European Theatre he

In the European Theatre he would land at Normandy on D-Day

and the right side has the full maker information lightly stamped:

Year of Manufacture: 1844

which we assume is the "medium" size

There are three brass seppa to help keep the tsuba from wobbling

Original U.S. WWII Morse Diving Equipment MK 5 Deep Sea Dive Knife with Brass Scabbard Miscellaneous Gun Parts In the European Theatre heOriginal Item: Only One Available. These are most uncommon today but were essential equipment for the hardhat divers of the WWII era. Just what Bob Hope needed in the film "The Road to Bali" when fighting a giant squid! Offered in good service worn condition, this rare WWII example has the standard 6 1 2" blade with saw teeth on one edge. The grip is turned hardwood and the hilt has a brass pommel. The knife screws into a heavy brass cylindrical