Original U.S. WWII Named USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by Union Cutlery with Leather Scabbard Cannons & Mortars though the stock has definitely

though the stock has definitely been sanded a bit

looking a bit like a snake having eaten a large egg

The galvanized steel liner band is marked 64 n

The top of the grease can is partially marked with Graisse a Chars which translates to “Tank Grease”

with some surface oxidation and age related damage

Original U.S. WWII Named USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by Union Cutlery with Leather Scabbard Cannons & Mortars though the stock has definitelyOriginal 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