Original U.S. Pre-1944 WWII USN Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS with USN MK2 Scabbard Category_Rear Sight Assembly styles vary between traditional WW1

styles vary between traditional WW1 three-pad type and post war Finnish style

The 401st group did not suffer the combat loss of an airplane until its ninth mission on 30 December

They required their own model Tripod with different style legs and a very large brass "soup-plate" traversing dial

We have scanned and taken pictures of the blade with a phone to try to show these details

the Battle of Stones River

Original U.S. Pre-1944 WWII USN Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS with USN MK2 Scabbard Category_Rear Sight Assembly styles vary between traditional WW1Original Item: This is a great example of the legendary WWII Production USN Mark 2 "Ka Bar" fighting knife with a MK2 Fiberglass Scabbard. Overall length of this Mk2 is 12 inches, with a 7 inch clip point blade. The markings on the blade ricasso are as follows: U. S. N. MARK 2 The reverse is marked: CAMILLUS N. Y. The Mk2 Knife was developed as an improvement over the Mk1 design, which had issues with blade snapping due to the thinner design. Working