Original U.S. WWII RH PAL 36 MkII-Style Fighting Knife with Leather Scabbard Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts GRADE 2: Means that the

GRADE 2: Means that the Leather liner and chin strap are in disrepair or  completely missing

The grenade still has the original screw off "wings" as well as the blue fuze top

probably seven days before we got back to the front lines

Mission #36 July 17

This grouping purchased directly from his estate consists of the following items:

Original U.S. WWII RH PAL 36 MkII-Style Fighting Knife with Leather Scabbard Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts GRADE 2: Means that theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of the U. S. PAL RH 36 fighting knife, manufactured by the PAL Cutlery Company, complete with original leather scabbard. According to The Official Price Guide of Collector Knives by C Houston Price & Mark D Zaleysky, PAL was originally used as a trademark by the Utica Knife & Razor Company of Utica, NY from about 1924 1939. PAL marked knives of that era used blades imported from Germany,