Original U.S. WWII Era Airborne Schrade Presto M2 No .3 Knife 20th Century This was intended to hold

This was intended to hold the whale bone blade

The medal and ribbon are in good condition

The three men were taken to an English hospital in Ramsgate

blue-gray or dark blue-gray

and it still looks great

Original U.S. WWII Era Airborne Schrade Presto M2 No .3 Knife 20th Century This was intended to holdOriginal Item: Only One Available. These M2 Paratrooper pockets knives with the mid war issue imitation jigged bone handles (scales or grip) are relatively hard to find, as they were quickly replaced with the metal scaled version. This very nice example, offered in good fully functional condition, is marked on the base of the blade ricasso as follows: GEO. SCHRADE KNIFE CO. INC B'PORT, CT. The other side is marked: PRESTO PAT. JAN. 30 40 MADE IN U. S.