Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in Leather Sheath MILITARIA and appears to have seen

and appears to have seen service and use long past the Civil War

while the fore stock is missing some of the wood at the top of the right side

This is a custom made M41 field jacket worn by an American solider assigned to the Middle Eastern Theater during World War Two

There is a bit of red residue from an old foam rubber case

Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in Leather Sheath MILITARIA and appears to have seenOriginal 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