Original U.S. WWII Modified 3rd Pattern M3 Fighting Knife with Stag Horn Handle and Updated M8 Scabbard - Knuckle Knife Japanese Flags The flag measures approximately 18"

The flag measures approximately 18" x 26"

The hulk sank in a storm in 1947

Size 7 ¼ hat shows wear but is in overall very good condition having sat in a private collection for nearly 50 years the owner of which has only recently died and the collection disbanded

It comes with a mostly completely original scabbard

secured by a leather strap through a loop near the bottom

Original U.S. WWII Modified 3rd Pattern M3 Fighting Knife with Stag Horn Handle and Updated M8 Scabbard - Knuckle Knife Japanese Flags The flag measures approximately 18"Original Item: One Of A Kind. This is a great service used example of a WWII M3 U. S. fighting knife. With the markings on the crossguard, this is the third and final pattern manufactured in the war, and with the crossguard having been removed to add a custom knuckle duster, the maker is unknown. It comes complete in the correct M8 scabbard. These fighting knives were preferred by American infantry during World War Two for hand to hand combat. This