Original U.S. WWII Airborne Schrade M2 No.1 Knife with Jigged Bone Handle Brunswick Parts and matches the peppered patina

and matches the peppered patina on the rifle musket very well

and is commonly seen on dress swords and bayonets

the first official appearance of the popular name

with a chinstrap and peaked front

though there is cracking on the front visor spreading from a dent it took long ago

Original U.S. WWII Airborne Schrade M2 No.1 Knife with Jigged Bone Handle Brunswick Parts and matches the peppered patinaOriginal Item: Only One Available. These M2 Paratrooper pockets knives with the early war issue "jigged bone" handles (scales or grip) are among the hardest to find on the market today. This wonderful example offered in very good fully functional condition is marked on the base of the blade ricasso as follows: SCHRADE CUT. CO. WALDEN N. Y. And: U. S. PATS. DEC. 21, 09. SEPT. 13, 10. JUNE 6, 16. These blade markings definitely identify it as the early