Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS With Leather Sheath German Field Equipment Many were used for training

Many were used for training post war

The original leather blade buffer washer is still present

he was assigned under Rear Admiral Frederick C

however those supplies have finally run out

as Bolivar

Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS With Leather Sheath German Field Equipment Many were used for trainingOriginal 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