Original U.S. WWII Airborne Schrade M2 No.1 Knife with Jigged Bone Handle U.S. Grenades and is marked and dated

and is marked and dated on the back:

was disbanded

It bears serial number 7278 on the barrel jacket

This type armband would be worn on the overcoat of SS members

but it was not unheard of for crew members to have a “reserve” transportable system such as this one

Original U.S. WWII Airborne Schrade M2 No.1 Knife with Jigged Bone Handle U.S. Grenades and is marked and datedOriginal Item: Only One Available. These M2 Paratrooper pockets knives with the early war issue "jigged bone" handles (scales or grip) are among the hardest to find on the market today. This wonderful example offered in very good fully functional condition is marked on the base of the blade ricasso as follows: SCHRADE CUT. CO. WALDEN N. Y. and: U. S. PATS. DEC. 21, 09. SEPT. 13, 10. JUNE 6, 16. These blade markings definitely identify it as the early