Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in Leather Sheath German Afrikakorp Catch designs were often unique

Catch designs were often unique to the maker

especially the very appealing "BOW" shaped butt stock of that early Colonial period

When war broke out in 1939

There are 40 pictures featured in this album and show various Imperial German encampments as well as trench life

“19 Germany 45”

Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in Leather Sheath German Afrikakorp Catch designs were often uniqueOriginal 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