Original U.S. WWII USN Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by Robeson Cutlery with USN MK2 Scabbard U.S. Artillery Willy Omer Francois Jean Coppens

Willy Omer Francois Jean Coppens was born in Belgium in 1892

Liner is gold embossed with the EREL logo and manufacture information

M-1 helmet shell has an stainless steel rim with seam in the front

also known at eh p44 or Pattern 1944

4 kg) approximately 7400 ft (2

Original U.S. WWII USN Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by Robeson Cutlery with USN MK2 Scabbard U.S. Artillery Willy Omer Francois Jean CoppensOriginal Item: This is a great example of the legendary WWII Production USN Mark 2 "Ka Bar" fighting knife by Robeson Cutlery Co., with a MK2 Fiberglass Scabbard. Overall length of this Mk2 is 12 inches, with a 7 inch clip point blade. The markings on the knife crossguard are as follows: U. S. N. MARK 2 Below the blade is marked: R. C. C. The Mk2 Knife was developed as an improvement over the Mk1 design, which had issues with blade snapping due to the