Original U.S. WWII 503rd PIR Theater-Made V-42 Stiletto Style Fighting Knife with Damascus Blade & Outstanding M6-Style Sheath with Sharpening Stone - 11th Airborne Division Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia which in this case is

which in this case is crimped in place

In overall very good polished condition this is a very scarce and interesting infantry rifle from the 19th Century

The Knife also has a 100 stamped on the handle

Receiver 1

and has Waffenamt WaA44 on the push button

Original U.S. WWII 503rd PIR Theater-Made V-42 Stiletto Style Fighting Knife with Damascus Blade & Outstanding M6-Style Sheath with Sharpening Stone - 11th Airborne Division Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia which in this case isOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is an outstanding V 42 Stiletto style theater made fighting knife with a gorgeous damascus blade and custom U. S. Eagle sheath. There is half of a coin embedded in the crossguard embossed I 503rd for Company I, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, which served as an independent regiment in the Pacific War during World War II. This example came to us from the Larry Thomas American Edged Weapon Museum in Intercourse,