Original U.S. WWII USN Mark 2 KA-BAR Blade Marked Fighting Knife with Leather Scabbard by Boyt - Dated 1943 Japanese Militaria landing first at Burwash Landing

landing first at Burwash Landing

The blade ricasso bears no manufacturer marking but does have the serial number 04538 present

The fuse assembly is complete with the correct and original spoon with pin

The word golok (sometimes misspelled in English as "gollock") is of Indonesian origin

Original U.S. WWII USN Mark 2 KA-BAR Blade Marked Fighting Knife with Leather Scabbard by Boyt - Dated 1943 Japanese Militaria landing first at Burwash LandingOriginal 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