Original U.S. WWII USN Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS with USN MK2 Scabbard Japanese Ordnance 75" and the barrel

75" and the barrel

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Original U.S. WWII USN Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS with USN MK2 Scabbard Japanese Ordnance 75" and the barrelOriginal Item: This is a great example of the legendary WWII Production USN Mark 2 "Ka Bar" fighting knife with a MK2 Fiberglass Scabbard. Overall length of this Mk2 is 12 inches, with a 7 inch clip point blade. The markings on the blade cross guard are as follows: U. S. N. MARK 2 Under the blade is marked: CAMILLUS N. Y. The Mk2 Knife was developed as an improvement over the Mk1 design, which had issues with blade snapping due to the thinner design.