Original U.S. WWII M3 Blade Marked Fighting Knife by Imperial with 1943-Dated M6 Leather Scabbard - Missing Belt Hook Military Maps 193 Coast Guardsmen

193 Coast Guardsmen

will show surface rust and dirt

which is fitted with a 1938 dated leather frog

The two most prominent being the "barrel-type" made of wood with side slats like a barrel

Original U.S. WWII M3 Blade Marked Fighting Knife by Imperial with 1943-Dated M6 Leather Scabbard - Missing Belt Hook Military Maps 193 Coast GuardsmenOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fine condition WWII production Mark 3 U. S. fighting knife, made by the desirable maker, Imperial Knife Co., and contained in an original 1943 dated M6 leather Scabbard by Milwaukee Saddlery Co. (MILSCO) which is missing the belt hook. Imperial made M3 and M4 bayonets, as well as other smaller edged weapons for the U. S. Government during WWII. This knife is early production, indicated by the maker