Original U.S. WWII Airborne Schrade M2 No.1 Knife with Jigged Bone Handle Stocks a WW2 Series

a WW2 Series

which still function and are in excellent condition

The katana has a handmade blade with a Futsu 普通 (regular) Nakago (tang) with an KIRI (cut) nakago-jiri (tang tip)

This is one such converted carbine

and on 25 September got underway for the Pacific theater

Original U.S. WWII Airborne Schrade M2 No.1 Knife with Jigged Bone Handle Stocks a WW2 SeriesOriginal Item: Only One Available. These M2 Paratrooper pockets knives with the early war issue "jigged bone" handles (scales or grip) are among the hardest to find on the market today. This wonderful example offered in very good fully functional condition is marked on the base of the blade ricasso as follows: SCHRADECUT. CO. WALDEN N. Y. and: U. S. PATS. DEC. 21, 09. SEPT. 13, 10. JUNE 6, 16. These blade markings definitely identify it as the early