Original U.S. WWII USMC Early Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife With Leather Sheath German Field Equipment Among the division's first casualties

Among the division's first casualties was Captain Mark W

We have left it as is to preserve any patina

which turns the radio on and off

This is one of the finest most detailed journal photos albums we have ever encountered

Original U.S. WWII USMC Early Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife With Leather Sheath German Field Equipment Among the division's first casualtiesOriginal 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