Original U.S. WWII Unissued Airborne Schrade "Presto" M2 Knife with Plastic Handle on Display Board Japanese Helmets A near identical example can

A near identical example can be found at the Australian War Memorial website at this link

The last mechanism was patented by Hamilton engineer Francis Meyer and granted on October 10th

or other political opponents of the regime

It is possible that this is an earlier canteen that was then placed into a later carrier

though the body does have much surface corrosion

Original U.S. WWII Unissued Airborne Schrade "Presto" M2 Knife with Plastic Handle on Display Board Japanese Helmets A near identical example canOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent unissued example of a rare Mid War issue M2 Paratrooper pocket knife with plastic imitation "jigged bone" grip scales. These are very difficult to find in any condition, as they were quickly replaced with the metal scaled version. Finding one in this incredible unissued condition, still with the wrapper and a length of stitched parachute cord to fasten it, is almost unheard of these days. This