Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in Leather Sheath German Afrikakorp especially the very appealing "BOW"

especially the very appealing "BOW" shaped butt stock of that early Colonial period

The Type 97 had the same principles as most of the fragmentation grenades of the period: a grooved 'pineapple-shaped' segmented body which dispersed sharp pieces of shrapnel when it exploded

for manufacture by a Richard Rinker contractor in 1940

Catch designs were often unique to the maker

9 g) of black powder

Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS in Leather Sheath German Afrikakorp especially the very appealing "BOW"Original 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