Original U.S. WWII USN Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in Original Leather Sheath German Mauser 98k K98 measuring 3 3/8" x 2

measuring 3 3/8" x 2 3/4"

Heart Logo over which it is dated 1779

Featuring two piece construction

passed through the carpenter shop and the shipfitter shop

The knife has been sharpened several times

Original U.S. WWII USN Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in Original Leather Sheath German Mauser 98k K98 measuring 3 3/8" x 2Original 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