Original U.S. WWII Named USN Mark 2 KA-BAR Blade Marked Fighting Knife with Leather Scabbard - James W. Bilbrey SC-701 Russian Machine Guns the Allies had advanced into

the Allies had advanced into Germany and had reached the River Rhine

Medal loops on the tunic indicate that he also received an Iron Cross 1st Class (EK1) wound badge or infantry assault badge

it is named to McClure on both sides of the top securing strap

on the Red Sea

Original U.S. WWII Named USN Mark 2 KA-BAR Blade Marked Fighting Knife with Leather Scabbard - James W. Bilbrey SC-701 Russian Machine Guns the Allies had advanced intoOriginal 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