Original U.S. WWII Fighting Knife by Williams Cutlery Co. with Original Sheath Empire Edged Weapons • Original black leather waist

• Original black leather waist belt

September-November 1944

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it landed at Anzio in Operation Shingle in January 1944

As late as November 1943 it was the only USAAF that was officially committed to Mountbatten's South East Asia Command - all other American units in the area reported either to the American chiefs of staff or to Chiang Kai-shek

Original U.S. WWII Fighting Knife by Williams Cutlery Co. with Original Sheath Empire Edged Weapons • Original black leather waistOriginal Item: One of a kind. A combat knife is a fighting knife designed solely for military use and primarily intended for hand to hand or close combat fighting. Since the end of trench warfare, most military combat knives have been secondarily designed for utility use (clearing foliage, chopping branches for cover, opening ammunition crates, etc.) in addition to their original role as close quarter combat weapons, and may be referred to as