Original U.S. WWII USN Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in Original Leather Sheath ger 91 Artillery Carbine

91 Artillery Carbine

for manufacture at the Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois

Unfortunately the fuze “base cup” is missing

CLAIMS TO FAME:Oldest B-24 Bomb Group in 8th Air ForceFlew most missions of any Group in 8th Air ForceFirst Bomb Squadron (329th) to penetrate German airspace 2-Jan-43Most traveled Bomb Group in 8th Air ForceFirst heavy bomber to fly 25 missions: B-24 41-23728 'Hot Stuff' 330BSFirst B-24 to complete 50 missions 'Boomerang'Only wartime unit in the USAF that has not been inactivated since its original formation

The cap is in one piece

Original U.S. WWII USN Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in Original Leather Sheath ger 91 Artillery CarbineOriginal 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