Original U.S. WWII Late War Navy Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by Union Cutlery with U.S.N. MK2 Scabbard MG 34 Ammo Storage COLT NEW-YORK CITY -

COLT NEW-YORK CITY -

and the United States Air Force in the Korean and the Vietnam Wars

● Bore shows extensive fouling and corrosion

to give it a combat weight of 10

The underside of the rim is stamped ZC 280 indicating it was produced in the United States

Original U.S. WWII Late War Navy Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by Union Cutlery with U.S.N. MK2 Scabbard MG 34 Ammo Storage COLT NEW-YORK CITY -Original 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