Original U.S. WWII USMC Early Blade-Marked Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife in Leather Sheath Spanish Military Equipment Stoneking was the gunner

Stoneking was the gunner

so it was likely worn by a Marine during the First World War

The 6 1/2 inch spear point blade is in very good

Compared to the Weimar-era uniforms the skirt of the feldbluse was shorter and the tailoring was more form-fitting due to Germany's adoption of mechanized warfare: soldiers now spent much time in the confined space of a vehicle and a shorter jacket was less likely to pick up dirt from the seats

Original U.S. WWII USMC Early Blade-Marked Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife in Leather Sheath Spanish Military Equipment Stoneking was the gunnerOriginal 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