Original U.S. WWII Fighting Knife by Williams Cutlery Co. with Original Sheath British Machine Guns This amazing piece of WW2

This amazing piece of WW2 history was originally acquired from the Wright Patterson Museum (National Museum of the USAF)

All in all a nice nickel plated example of the very rare M1884/94 II Sawback Bayonet of WWI

but the amount of thought put into the concept is astounding

The Helmet plate is made of brass

There is a fabric pillow sham that is hand painted and reads U

Original U.S. WWII Fighting Knife by Williams Cutlery Co. with Original Sheath British Machine Guns This amazing piece of WW2Original Item: One of a kind. A combat knife is a fighting knife designed solely for military use and primarily intended for hand to hand or close combat fighting. Since the end of trench warfare, most military combat knives have been secondarily designed for utility use (clearing foliage, chopping branches for cover, opening ammunition crates, etc.) in addition to their original role as close quarter combat weapons, and may be referred to as