Original U.S. WWII USMC Early Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife With Leather Sheath German Field Equipment SHIPS as found on this

SHIPS as found on this example

2nd Brigade under command of Major General Charles Colville

which turns the radio on and off

though there is leather missing on the seam side "top" of the scabbard

Over the chamber it is clearly marked (CROWN) / AMBERG / 1891

Original U.S. WWII USMC Early Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife With Leather Sheath German Field Equipment SHIPS as found on thisOriginal 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