Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS With Leather Sheath German Field Equipment during the nation's participation in

during the nation's participation in World War I

The original leather blade buffer washer is still present

however those supplies have finally run out

Many were used for training post war

Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS With Leather Sheath German Field Equipment during the nation's participation inOriginal 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