Original U.S. Pre-WWII Era “Commercial” Union Cutlery Model #2071-6 Aluminum Hollow Handle Kabar Survival Knife With Original Matches, Pommel Compass and Leather Sheath - Circa 1930s British Ordnance on their vehicles

on their vehicles

which had black backgrounds

though it was finished black at some point

The sword and fittings replicate those on the full size examples

Shows a fading and some light spots and soiling

Original U.S. Pre-WWII Era “Commercial” Union Cutlery Model #2071-6 Aluminum Hollow Handle Kabar Survival Knife With Original Matches, Pommel Compass and Leather Sheath - Circa 1930s British Ordnance on their vehiclesOriginal 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