Original WWII U.S. Theater Made Fighting Knife with Scabbard named to KIA Soldier Clifford Goff Antique Guns still at Ipswich in 3rd

still at Ipswich in 3rd Cyclist Brigade

except for the NSB

the remaining 250 members of the Battalion were ordered on 7 January 1945 to attack the Belgian village of Rochelinval over open ground and without artillery support

HOUSTON" of Company I

The subsequent Mark 2 knife had a longer 7” blade

Original WWII U.S. Theater Made Fighting Knife with Scabbard named to KIA Soldier Clifford Goff Antique Guns still at Ipswich in 3rdOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful WWII U. S. Army "Theater Made" fighting knife, 11 3 4 inches in length, with a 7 1 2 inch steel spear point blade. These knives were made by the armorers and engineers on request, and were quite popular with paratroopers. Usually the blades were made from existing weapons or from steel components, and the hilts were cast from metals such as aluminum or zinc. This example has a very nice stacked