Original U.S. WWII USMC Rare “Red Spacer” Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by PAL with Boyt 1943-Dated Leather Scabbard German Documents & Books Bronze Star W/ ClusterPurple Heart

Bronze Star W/ ClusterPurple Heart W/ Cluster

and front of the cylinder (very faint)

A service used German WWII HJ Knife in very nice collectible condition

and it was originally chambered for the 11mm scharfe Patrone M

and this example is marked with a large 97 in a shield

Original U.S. WWII USMC Rare “Red Spacer” Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by PAL with Boyt 1943-Dated Leather Scabbard German Documents & Books Bronze Star W/ ClusterPurple HeartOriginal 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