Original U.S. WWII 1943 dated Blade Marked M3 Fighting Knife by CASE with M8 Scabbard Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia Bomber crews often added small

Bomber crews often added small bombs to the right front of their jackets indicating the number of missions they had flown

This is a late 1930s period steel and enamel sign in very good condition

There are also some proof / touch marks on the left side of the barrel

There is some rust on the blade body

though can be a bit stiff at times

Original U.S. WWII 1943 dated Blade Marked M3 Fighting Knife by CASE with M8 Scabbard Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia Bomber crews often added smallOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good example of a WWII M3 U. S. fighting knife, made by the desirable maker, W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co. It comes complete in the correct M8 scabbard, which was updated during the war to the M8A1 standard. These fighting knives were preferred by American infantry during World War Two for hand to hand combat. This knife is early production, indicated by the maker information being stamped directly on