Original U.S. WWII M3 Fighting Knife by UTICA Cutlery with Updated M8 Scabbard Cannons especially on the right side

especially on the right side of the butt stock

This is romantic

The star would also have had 'wings' on either side but these were cut off or were separate pieces from the circle

including both sword carrying straps that can be used when inverted as cross straps for a document pouch worn at the center of the back

perhaps prototype

Original U.S. WWII M3 Fighting Knife by UTICA Cutlery with Updated M8 Scabbard Cannons especially on the right sideOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a great service used example of a WWII M3 U. S. fighting knife, made by the desirable maker UTICA Cutlery Co. of Utica, New York. With the markings on the crossguard, this is the third and final pattern manufactured in the war. It comes complete in the correctly M8 scabbard, which was modified by adding a leather belt loop. These fighting knives were preferred by American infantry during World War Two for