Original U.S. WWII USMC Customized Blade Marked KA-BAR Knife with WWI Mark 1 Trench Knife Brass Grip Field Gear Following the Japanese surrender in

Following the Japanese surrender in August 1945

The principal exception to jet jewelry was hair jewelry

Below is an excerpt from the book about the Anti-Tank company and their D-Day Landing

Overall condition is strong very good

The lock and stock were then made by Ashmore

Original U.S. WWII USMC Customized Blade Marked KA-BAR Knife with WWI Mark 1 Trench Knife Brass Grip Field Gear Following the Japanese surrender inOriginal Item: One of a Kind. We've had a large number of "field made" USMC knives over the years, but never one quite like this! This example is comprised of a very nice early U. S. M. C marked Mark 2 "Ka Bar" fighting knife blade, made by Union Cutlery. Marine Corps issue knives are much harder to find on the market than the U. S. N. marked variety. This blade was mated in field workshops to the Brass Knuckle guard from a 1918 dated Mark 1 Trench