Original U.S. WWII Era Marine Corps M-1938 Wire Cutters With USMC Pattern Canvas Carrier With Front Button Snap - Dated 1945 Japanese Field Gear and could use a good

and could use a good cleaning to preserve it

which is nicely ink stamped on the interior as follows:

C-47s dropped 4

but we have no way to verify this information

The maker mark is still visible and stamped into the leather

Original U.S. WWII Era Marine Corps M-1938 Wire Cutters With USMC Pattern Canvas Carrier With Front Button Snap - Dated 1945 Japanese Field Gear and could use a goodOriginal Item: Only One Set Available. During World War I and World War II, barbed wire was a common obstacle in the trenches that hindered forward progress. Miles and miles of suspended wire were strung along both sides, and there was no way to cross "No Man's Land" without getting through it. Various devices such as explosives and complicated cutters mounted on the muzzles of rifles were used to cut the wire. However, the most reliable and effective