Original U.S. WWII USMC Early Blade-Marked Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife in Leather Sheath German Air Force Luftwaffe CONNECT TO CO2 RECHARGING UNIT

CONNECT TO CO2 RECHARGING UNIT AND FILL SLOWLY

(about 20cm x 14cm)

The medal was initially sanctioned for award to troops who had been engaged in action against the mutineers

but unfortunately appears to have been double stamped and cannot be read

Original U.S. WWII USMC Early Blade-Marked Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife in Leather Sheath German Air Force Luftwaffe CONNECT TO CO2 RECHARGING UNITOriginal 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