Original WWII U.S. Navy "KA-BAR" Mark 1 Fighting Knife by Union Cutlery with USN Leather Scabbard Japanese Field Gear Almost one in ten of

Almost one in ten of the 135th Engineers had been wounded and twelve were killed by the end of October

It is decorated with a well detailed BeVo style silvered aluminum eagle insignia on the peak and and an open silver BeVo embroidered wreath surrounding a tri-color cockade on the band

along with various European customers

Documentation includes post-war flights of the 'Graf Zeppelin’

except that it indicates issue to a Gendarme unit in Bretagne

Original WWII U.S. Navy "KA-BAR" Mark 1 Fighting Knife by Union Cutlery with USN Leather Scabbard Japanese Field Gear Almost one in ten ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Navy MK1 knife was used as both a utility knife and a fighting weapon. While some undoubtedly saw combat, particularly with Naval Aviators, these blades were mostly used for everyday functions aboard ship and ashore. The Mark I knives were Navy issue throughout WW2 and remained in inventory through the Vietnam war. They were purchased in huge quantities so replacements were not needed for many years. From a