Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in Leather Sheath MP 34 Completely Original German WW2 manufacture

Completely Original German WW2 manufacture in very good complete condition with later war flat-sided black bakelite checkered grip panels

There is very nice gold trim piping on either side and a gold bullion tassel that hangs from the peak

The striker rotates on its axis and strikes the percussion primer

and the header is stamped:

and picket duty at Sharpsburg

Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in Leather Sheath MP 34 Completely Original German WW2 manufactureOriginal 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