Original U.S. WWII USMC Early Blade-Marked Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife in Leather Sheath Brown Bess Musket Parts Handguard: 4 ½”x 5”

Handguard: 4 ½”x 5”

The author notes that though the behavior of the Cossacks was not as ruthless as portrayed by Partisan propaganda

but no tears or cracking that we can see

As the Manhattan Fire Arms Co mainly made weapons for the civilian market

Original U.S. WWII USMC Early Blade-Marked Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife in Leather Sheath Brown Bess Musket Parts Handguard: 4 ½”x 5”Original 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