Original U.S. WWII USMC Blade-Marked Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife in Leather Sheath with Marine Dog Tag ZB 26-ZB 30 There is the remnant of

There is the remnant of an inspection cartouche still present on the left grip scale

and has faded to a wonderful russet color

Above and below the depiction of Germania is the phrase:

C3 which was a simplified version with two U-shaped bridges of pressed steel construction

Most of these men were veterans of previous construction programs for the Boulder Dam

Original U.S. WWII USMC Blade-Marked Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife in Leather Sheath with Marine Dog Tag ZB 26-ZB 30 There is the remnant ofOriginal 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