Original U.S. WWII Late War Navy Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS with U.S.N. MK2 Scabbard French Uniforms perhaps due to damage

perhaps due to damage

The feed tray and pawl still function properly

with a good amount of the original silver plate intact

This has been challenged by others such as Liu Xu

Eighth Air Force Battle Damage in World War II by Nicholas A

Original U.S. WWII Late War Navy Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS with U.S.N. MK2 Scabbard French Uniforms perhaps due to damageOriginal 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