Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in Leather Sheath MILITARIA while the fore stock is

while the fore stock is missing some of the wood at the top of the right side

These grip plates are retained by nickel rivets having good dressed heads on both sides

The chinstrap is fully retained

"We never felt we would be overrun

This is a custom made M41 field jacket worn by an American solider assigned to the Middle Eastern Theater during World War Two

Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in Leather Sheath MILITARIA while the fore stock isOriginal 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