Original U.S. WWII Airborne Schrade Presto M2 No.3 Knife Lee-Enfield (SMLE) 000 liners ordered from German

000 liners ordered from German Shubert-Werk KG company

It was then  reissued in WWII for the M1 Garand Rifle

The armed forces were re-organized

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Original U.S. WWII Airborne Schrade Presto M2 No.3 Knife Lee-Enfield (SMLE) 000 liners ordered from GermanOriginal Item: Only One Available. These M2 Paratrooper pockets knives with the mid war issue imitation jigged bone handles (scales or grip) are relatively hard to find, as they were quickly replaced with the metal scaled version. This very nice example, offered in very good fully functional condition, is marked on the base of the blade ricasso as follows: GEO. SCHRADE KNIFE CO. INC B'PORT, CT. The other side is marked: PRESTO PAT. JAN. 30 40 MADE IN