Original U.S. WWII Blade Marked Second Pattern M3 Fighting Knife by Camillus with M8 Scabbard by B.M. Co. Category_Blunderbuss a rare United States Army

a rare United States Army Manhattan Project Patch

and the outside has been nicely blanco’d

Some temper lines visible

however the leather is delicate and cracked

A “ghost” where a Squadron patch was once sewn on is evident on the left chest of the jacket

Original U.S. WWII Blade Marked Second Pattern M3 Fighting Knife by Camillus with M8 Scabbard by B.M. Co. Category_Blunderbuss a rare United States ArmyOriginal Item: Only One Available. A fine U. S. WWII M3 fighting knife manufactured by the Camillus Cutlery Company and accompanied by an early pattern U. S. M8 scabbard produced by B. M. Co. The spear point blade is stamped on the obverse ricasso: U. S. M3 CAMILLUS This undated marking arrangement is generally identified as the second pattern, introduced after the earliest 1943 dated examples. The underside of the steel pommel also retains the U. S.