Original U.S. WWII Late War Soldier-Modified Navy Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife with Longer Crossguard & Shifted Hilt in U.S.N. MK2 Scabbard German Field Gear The "G-1" military flight jacket

The "G-1" military flight jacket is the commonly accepted name for the fur-lined-collar World War II-era leather flight jacket of the United States Navy

though there is some wear and the bayonet has been sharpened

along the North Sea

and there is also moth damage on the red wool body that goes through the fabric

and on the cylinder axis pin

Original U.S. WWII Late War Soldier-Modified Navy Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife with Longer Crossguard & Shifted Hilt in U.S.N. MK2 Scabbard German Field Gear The "G-1" military flight jacketOriginal 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