Original U.S. WWII USMC Early Blade-Marked Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in 134th Naval Construction Battalion Named Leather Sheath Availability_Domestic It retains no original markings

It retains no original markings but presents very nicely

besides minor surface rust

The star count likely dates the die sinking to 1818

for the 2nd Artillery Battalion

Original cord and black bakelite plugs intact (one plug is cracked)

Original U.S. WWII USMC Early Blade-Marked Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in 134th Naval Construction Battalion Named Leather Sheath Availability_Domestic It retains no original markingsOriginal 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