Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife With Leather Sheath - Marked with Laundry Number French Helmets Magazine Lee-Enfield Converted Mark II

Magazine Lee-Enfield Converted Mark II at the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield Lock in 1905

The body of the blade (JI) shows grain (hada)

with all writing legible

though the fabric has become somewhat delicate over time

The paint has worn off in places

Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife With Leather Sheath - Marked with Laundry Number French Helmets Magazine Lee-Enfield Converted Mark IIOriginal 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