Original U.S. WWII USN Mark 2 KA-BAR Blade Marked Fighting Knife with Heavily Worn Leather Scabbard by Boyt - Dated 1943 - Replaced Securing Strap U.S. Military Maps The checkering on the fore

The checkering on the fore stock is a bit worn

There is a lovely service used leather and bullion officer's troddel knot wrapped around the hilt

though gas was not used by any of the warring parties

and are fully intact

Original U.S. WWII USN Mark 2 KA-BAR Blade Marked Fighting Knife with Heavily Worn Leather Scabbard by Boyt - Dated 1943 - Replaced Securing Strap U.S. Military Maps The checkering on the foreOriginal 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