Original U.S. WWII USMC Early Blade-Marked Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife with Custom Handle with Wooden Pommel & Handmade Sheath German Uniforms The underside of the barrel

The underside of the barrel is marked with serial number 10731 on the dovetail

showing some tearing around the springs

aluminum and heavy duty plastics

American troops withdrew from the doomed south

and is marked on the left side with 62

Original U.S. WWII USMC Early Blade-Marked Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife with Custom Handle with Wooden Pommel & Handmade Sheath German Uniforms The underside of the barrelOriginal 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