Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife With Leather Sheath German Uniforms The cap and canteen body

The cap and canteen body have no markings

in the form of German insignia

whence it continued to operate against Sicilian targets until the island was completely cleared of the enemy

On arrival in India the 12th Group was assigned to the Tenth Air Force

under which is mounted a "spring" bayonet with a 5 1/2" blade

Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife With Leather Sheath German Uniforms The cap and canteen bodyOriginal 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