Original WWII U.S. Navy Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by Union Cutlery with USN MK2 Scabbard British Militaria projecting above the plate to

projecting above the plate to serve as an upper limit stop to the slide

Usually only encountered in small sizes or awful condition

returning to England to land on D-Day in the Normandy Campaign

rangefinders

A very hard to find earlier production scabbard that was designed for the WW2 M4 Carbine Bayonet and the M3 Fighting Knife

Original WWII U.S. Navy Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by Union Cutlery with USN MK2 Scabbard British Militaria projecting above the plate toOriginal Item: This is a great example of the legendary WWII Production USN Mark 2 "Ka Bar" fighting knife by Union Cutlery, with a MK2 Fiberglass Scabbard. Overall length of this Mk2 is 12 inches, with a 7 inch clip point blade. The markings on the blade cross guard are as follows: KA BAR Under the blade is marked: USN MK2 The Mk2 Knife was developed as an improvement over the Mk1 design, which had issues with blade snapping due to the thinner