Original U.S. WWII Unissued Pre-1944 USN Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS with USN MK2 Scabbard Antique Guns while the duplicate remains with

while the duplicate remains with the corpse if the conditions of battle prevent it from being immediately recovered

With how dense the fighting was and the huge influx of replacement soldiers being sent to the front

along with the 5th Infantry Division SSI (Shoulder Sleeve Insignia)

the troopers returned to the Philippines

There are multiple German Silver decorative plaques inlaid on both sides and on the underneath of the fore stock

Original U.S. WWII Unissued Pre-1944 USN Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS with USN MK2 Scabbard Antique Guns while the duplicate remains withOriginal 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