Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife With Leather Sheath German Badges & Signs known as Fernsprechtornister (Telephone knapsack)

known as Fernsprechtornister (Telephone knapsack)

The liner has no marking that can be found for manufacturer

53rd Signal Company

and was ground a bit

Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife With Leather Sheath German Badges & Signs known as Fernsprechtornister (Telephone knapsack)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