Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife With Leather Sheath Category_MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly commissioned officers of most infantry

commissioned officers of most infantry regiments formerly carried swagger sticks (described as canes) when on duty

only achieved on brass through decades of age

The original stock looks to have been totally replaced

including a "tailed" side plate

the color of aged stained ivory

Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife With Leather Sheath Category_MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly commissioned officers of most infantryOriginal 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