Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife With Leather Sheath German Field Equipment Fuhrhofsgasse 44

Fuhrhofsgasse 44

- hole in the tang is punched and not drilled

model AN6530 offered in very good condition with clear tint lenses

Above the Insignia the number 690 is painted over the original number

Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife With Leather Sheath German Field Equipment Fuhrhofsgasse 44Original 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