Original U.S. WWII Navy Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS with U.S.N. MK2 Scabbard German Badges & Signs Petty Officer Shoji Okuda

Petty Officer Shoji Okuda

These early screw top canteens continued to use the first type harness that wrapped around the top of the canteen and buckled in the front

The “V-44” offered here is in very good condition

[a] Denmark fought the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire

There is some wear to the paint

Original U.S. WWII Navy Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS with U.S.N. MK2 Scabbard German Badges & Signs Petty Officer Shoji OkudaOriginal 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