Original U.S. WWII 1943 dated Blade Marked M3 Fighting Knife by Imperial Knife Co. with M8 Scabbard Snider Rifle Accessories and is briefly writing their

and is briefly writing their families to let them know how they are doing

The scabbard was at one point nickel plated

Karl Silverzne

carry satchel and is complete with the original instruction manual

The original decal is about 35% intact

Original U.S. WWII 1943 dated Blade Marked M3 Fighting Knife by Imperial Knife Co. with M8 Scabbard Snider Rifle Accessories and is briefly writing theirOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good example of a WWII M3 U. S. fighting knife, made by the desirable maker, Imperial Knife Co. in 1943. With the 1943 date and marking on the blade, this is a scarce 1st pattern, which we have very rarely seen. It comes complete in the correctly M8 scabbard, which was updated during the war to the M8A1 standard. These fighting knives were preferred by American infantry during World War Two for hand to