Original U.S. WWII USMC Early Blade-Marked Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife in USMC Boyt-Marked Leather Sheath 18th Century indicating III Armee-Korps (Berlin)

indicating III Armee-Korps (Berlin)

This is a tremendous example of a First World War Mills bomb

dark hardwood finger grooved grip

They all have maker markings on the back

which did away with the open top frame

Original U.S. WWII USMC Early Blade-Marked Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife in USMC Boyt-Marked Leather Sheath 18th Century indicating III Armee-Korps (Berlin)Original 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