Original U.S. WWII M3 Blade Marked Fighting Knife by Imperial with 1943-Dated M6 Leather Scabbard - Missing Belt Hook MG 34 Reciever Assembly The lock plate is marked

The lock plate is marked by maker T & C / ASHTON

This has to be one of the most beautiful of Bronze Mortars

and has serial number 1703 on the frame

The MG 42 had one of the highest average cyclic rates of any single-barreled man-portable machine gun: between 1

by which time Paris had been liberated by the Allies

Original U.S. WWII M3 Blade Marked Fighting Knife by Imperial with 1943-Dated M6 Leather Scabbard - Missing Belt Hook MG 34 Reciever Assembly The lock plate is markedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fine condition WWII production Mark 3 U. S. fighting knife, made by the desirable maker, Imperial Knife Co., and contained in an original 1943 dated M6 leather Scabbard by Milwaukee Saddlery Co. (MILSCO) which is missing the belt hook. Imperial made M3 and M4 bayonets, as well as other smaller edged weapons for the U. S. Government during WWII. This knife is early production, indicated by the maker