Original U.S. WWII Blade Marked Second Pattern M3 Fighting Knife by Camillus with M8 Scabbard by B.M. Co. Japanese Military Maps the year the award was

the year the award was instituted

the helmet remains a substantially complete example with strong surviving exterior and interior markings

so they are most likely topped with pebbled aluminum

The cap has a rather slanted shape from poor storage

and is still used in lighter-weight applications such as the Stingray light tank and the Stryker Mobile Gun System as well as older MBTs

Original U.S. WWII Blade Marked Second Pattern M3 Fighting Knife by Camillus with M8 Scabbard by B.M. Co. Japanese Military Maps the year the award wasOriginal Item: Only One Available. A fine U. S. WWII M3 fighting knife manufactured by the Camillus Cutlery Company and accompanied by an early pattern U. S. M8 scabbard produced by B. M. Co. The spear point blade is stamped on the obverse ricasso: U. S. M3 CAMILLUS This undated marking arrangement is generally identified as the second pattern, introduced after the earliest 1943 dated examples. The underside of the steel pommel also retains the U. S.