Original U.S. WWII Blade Marked Second Pattern M3 Fighting Knife by Imperial Knife Co. with Updated M8 Scabbard Czech Militaria A Really tremendous piece of

A Really tremendous piece of medical history

It also appears that the barrel was partially or wholly replaced

though it is still undeniably a Luftwaffe decal

the result of the explosion of thousands of French and German shells during the fighting about Verdun in 1916

with the bore being just over 5/8 inches

Original U.S. WWII Blade Marked Second Pattern M3 Fighting Knife by Imperial Knife Co. with Updated M8 Scabbard Czech Militaria A Really tremendous piece ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good example of a WWII M3 U. S. fighting knife, made by the desirable maker, Imperial Knife Co.. With the marking on the blade, this is the more desirable "2nd Pattern", which was replaced quickly by the 3rd pattern with markings on the crossguard. It comes complete in the correct M8 scabbard, which was updated during the war to the M8A1 standard. These fighting knives were preferred by American