Original U.S. WWII AAF E-1 Survival Knife with Camillus “4-Line” Markings in Leather Sheath Identified to CBI Veteran 81mm Mortar with just some remnants remaining

with just some remnants remaining

Senninbari were given as an amulet by women to soldiers on their way to war as a part of the Shinto culture of Imperial Japan

It is possible that it was refinished at some point

To the right of this is the Mass

It is Broad Arrow marked and maker coded M/78 on the blade ricasso and on the pommel

Original U.S. WWII AAF E-1 Survival Knife with Camillus “4-Line” Markings in Leather Sheath Identified to CBI Veteran 81mm Mortar with just some remnants remainingOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a knife ordered by the AAF to be included in the Emergency Kits being produced by the Liberty Electric Company of Indianapolis, Indiana. A total of 35,500 knives were ordered, making it a fairly common knife compared to many others produced during the war. These knives were not military marked, but instead had only the standard 4 line Camillus mark in use at that time. Most had stagged rosewood handle grips, but