Original U.S. WWII USN Mark 2 KA-BAR Blade Marked Fighting Knife with Heavily Worn Leather Scabbard by Boyt - Dated 1943 - Replaced Securing Strap U.S. Military Maps The checkering on the fore

The checkering on the fore stock is a bit worn

and are fully intact

showing the lovely dark red-brown color of aged oiled walnut

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Many of the other parts are non-matching

Original U.S. WWII USN Mark 2 KA-BAR Blade Marked Fighting Knife with Heavily Worn Leather Scabbard by Boyt - Dated 1943 - Replaced Securing Strap U.S. Military Maps The checkering on the foreOriginal 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