Original U.S. WWII 503rd PIR Theater-Made V-42 Stiletto Style Fighting Knife with Damascus Blade & Outstanding M6-Style Sheath with Sharpening Stone - 11th Airborne Division Percusion Muskets where it was protected from

where it was protected from the elements

The large plywood cover for the carrier measures 10¾ x 17¾ x 13” and is stenciled on the top:

Inside the flap is a small pocket for the carbine cleaning kit

Gunner S/Sgt Berthold A

As the canteen evolved from the original M1910 aluminum canteen model

Original U.S. WWII 503rd PIR Theater-Made V-42 Stiletto Style Fighting Knife with Damascus Blade & Outstanding M6-Style Sheath with Sharpening Stone - 11th Airborne Division Percusion Muskets where it was protected fromOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is an outstanding V 42 Stiletto style theater made fighting knife with a gorgeous damascus blade and custom U. S. Eagle sheath. There is half of a coin embedded in the crossguard embossed I 503rd for Company I, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, which served as an independent regiment in the Pacific War during World War II. This example came to us from the Larry Thomas American Edged Weapon Museum in Intercourse,