Original U.S. WWII USMC Marked KA-BAR Fighting Knife with PAL Sheath with USMC Stamped Identification
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Original Item: Only One Available. This is a great example of the legendary WWII Production USMC "Ka-Bar" fighting knife with a personalized leather belt scabbard. Overall length of this Mk2 is 12 inches, with a 6 3/4 inch clip-point blade. The markings on the blade ricasso are as follows:
USMC
Under the blade is marked:
KA-BAR
The Mk2 Knife was developed as an improvement over the Mk1 design, which had issues with blade snapping due to the thinner design. Working with Union Cutlery, USMC Colonel John M. Davis and Major Howard E. America contributed several important changes, including a longer, stronger blade, the introduction of a small fuller to lighten the blade, a peened pommel (later replaced by a pinned pommel), a straight (later, slightly curved) steel crossguard, and a stacked leather handle for better grip. The knife was officially known as the 1219C2, but it was commonly called the "Ka-Bar" after the trademark of Union Cutlery that was on the blades of early examples. The first production order went out to Camillus Cutlery Company, who produced the largest number of knives during WW2. The design was subsequently adopted by the Navy as the US Navy Utility Knife, Mark 2, and the USMC adopted it as the USMC Mark 2 Combat Knife, or simply the Knife, Fighting Utility.
This PAL-produced version of the Mark 2 "KA-BAR" combat knife Sheath is in excellent condition, and does not appear to have seen much use at all in the field. Although half of the retaining strap is gone, the scabbard presents well. The leather shows very little wear, and still has a great color. The original owner of the Knife inscribed his identity on the front of the scabbard: “John Hocha, USMC”. This makes for an excellent research opportunity.
The blade has pretty much all of the factory phosphate finish, except on the edge where it was sharpened. This does not appear to be the factory grind, but it is very well done, and also very sharp, even now. The Peened pommel and markings on the blade would usually indicate early production.
An exceptional example of the hard to find USMC-marked "KA-BAR" knife No knife collection is complete without an example of a WWII "Ka-bar"!
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