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 Miscellaneous Gun Parts Also included is a correct

Also included is a correct multiple matched serial number 6798

Blade Length: 22 1/4"

Sword Frog with straps

The original brown leather sweatband is still supple with no tearing

despite the failure of the Fairlie

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 Miscellaneous Gun Parts Also included is a correctOriginal 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