Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife With Leather Sheath - Marked with Laundry Number ERA On the other side cast

On the other side cast into the Bell with raised letters reads-

There is a faded maker mark on the flap over the button circlips

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This maker marked both their initials and their Präsidialkanzlei des Führers Lieferant (Presidential Chancellery Supplier) number

Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife With Leather Sheath - Marked with Laundry Number ERA On the other side castOriginal 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