Original U.S. Vietnam War Era Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in Leather Sheath - Unissued French Awards Medals Badges Insignia History text from the book

History text from the book The Tank Killers by Harry Yeide

Army in on April 16th

The outer black finish has some cracking which is expected for finished leather this old and the rivets do have some minor verdigris around them as well as the other brass fixtures

Inactivated on 18 Aug 1945

Here is an excerpt from a fellow pilot which can be found on at this link which mentions Major Winkelman

Original U.S. Vietnam War Era Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in Leather Sheath - Unissued French Awards Medals Badges Insignia History text from the bookOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a great example of the legendary "KA BAR" fighting knife with an excellent unmarked leather sheath. Overall length of this Mark 2 knife is 12 inches, with a 7 inch clip point blade. The markings on the blade are as follows: U. S. CAMILLUS N. Y. The markings on the blade and the straight crossguard indicate that this was manufactured somewhere between 1962 and 1974, which puts it right into the Vietnam War