Original U.S. WWII USMC Early Blade-Marked Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in 134th Naval Construction Battalion Named Leather Sheath Availability_Domestic for the 2nd Artillery Battalion

for the 2nd Artillery Battalion

besides minor surface rust

Original cord and black bakelite plugs intact (one plug is cracked)

It retains no original markings but presents very nicely

with signs of use and some staining

Original U.S. WWII USMC Early Blade-Marked Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in 134th Naval Construction Battalion Named Leather Sheath Availability_Domestic for the 2nd Artillery BattalionOriginal 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