WW2 US Navy M2 Original Utility Trench Knife (MK2 / KA BAR)

Description

WW2 US Navy M2 Utility Trench Knife (MK2 / KA-BAR)
Personalised scabbard. Excellent K Bar type general purpose knife. Hilt stamped with the ‘US Navy MK 2’ stamp. Leather grips tight and in excellent condition. Ditto the blade itself.
Used by Navy and Sea Bee personnel. Also used by UDT personnel.
‘Hard’ scabbard used instead of the K Bar leather to deal with salt water. Also ‘sweetheart’ personalised with the name ‘Mae’.
This ‘K Bar’ type knife was Easily the best general purpose and fighting knife of WW2 and beyond. The knife which all KA-BAR reproductions were modelled on, this thing is a legend and an absolute must have for any WW2 collector. Why buy the repro when you can have the real thing!
Highly collectible WW2 blade. Guaranteed original WW2 item (purchased from one of the best bayonet/fighting knife dealers in the US) Has always been a part of my personal collection but circumstances have forced me to part with some of my favourites.
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