Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife With Leather Sheath Ancient It also bears the AWDr

It also bears the AWDr marking of Artillerie Werkstatt Dresden in Germany

Flight suit material varied from khaki cotton and lightweight wool gabardines for summer wear

but it is not legible

it was typically operated with a crew of 3

The can still bears original German WW2 Luftwaffe gray/blue paint with white stenciling on both ends

Original U.S. WWII USMC Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife With Leather Sheath Ancient It also bears the AWDrOriginal 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