Original U.S. WWII Fighting Knife by Williams Cutlery Co. with Original Sheath British Machine Guns Year of Manufacture: 1867

Year of Manufacture: 1867

it was renowned for its role in Operation Overlord (the D-Day landings and airborne landings on 6 June 1944

It is wonderfully preserved and is in an overall fine condition

This amazing piece of WW2 history was originally acquired from the Wright Patterson Museum (National Museum of the USAF)

Original U.S. WWII Fighting Knife by Williams Cutlery Co. with Original Sheath British Machine Guns Year of Manufacture: 1867Original Item: One of a kind. A combat knife is a fighting knife designed solely for military use and primarily intended for hand to hand or close combat fighting. Since the end of trench warfare, most military combat knives have been secondarily designed for utility use (clearing foliage, chopping branches for cover, opening ammunition crates, etc.) in addition to their original role as close quarter combat weapons, and may be referred to as