Original U.S. WWII 1944 Personalized KA-BAR USN MK2 Fighting Knife with Leather Scabbard African Militaria In April of 1944 a

In April of 1944 a competition to design a Ledo Road insignia was announced by General Pick and published in the April 13

greenevillesun

we sold them and luckily were able to get this one back in even better condition than how it was sold

Walter Sienkiewicz

are selling for what the originals did nearly 30 years ago

Original U.S. WWII 1944 Personalized KA-BAR USN MK2 Fighting Knife with Leather Scabbard African Militaria In April of 1944 aOriginal Item: This is a 1944 KA Bar USN (U. S. Navy) marked fighting knife with USMC style leather scabbard. The markings on the hand guard are as follows: KA BAR and on the opposite side: USN MK2 The USN and MK2 have been stamped out to conceal which was not uncommon for a member of the USMC. In 1944, the US Navy put through a change order to have the markings moved from the blade to the cross guard, so this knife was produced just after that