Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in Leather Sheath - Excellent Blade Price_$220 - $990 1907 – April 3

1907 – April 3

according to General Creighton Abrams

and it has Japanese markings around each end

The action functions perfectly

Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in Leather Sheath - Excellent Blade Price_$220 - $990 1907 – April 3Original 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