Original U.S. WWII USMC Early Blade-Marked Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife with Custom Handle with Wooden Pommel & Handmade Sheath German Uniforms Colonel McCulloch ordered the exhausted

Colonel McCulloch ordered the exhausted 3d Battalion to go back to Hills 55 and 54 into regimental reserve on the morning of 12 January

the first three on December 18th

The wood stock is in good condition with a lovely red brown color

showing some tearing around the springs

Original U.S. WWII USMC Early Blade-Marked Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife with Custom Handle with Wooden Pommel & Handmade Sheath German Uniforms Colonel McCulloch ordered the exhaustedOriginal 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