Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in Leather Sheath with Braided Leather Thong German Holsters Militia Officer's sword from the

Militia Officer's sword from the immediate post 1812 War period

The bottom is marked hkm and 44 for a production year of 1944

as the sabot is pre stamped with rifling flanges which is missing

116th Infantry engraved in gold

Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in Leather Sheath with Braided Leather Thong German Holsters Militia Officer's sword from theOriginal 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