Original U.S. WWII Navy Rare “Red Spacer” Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by PAL with BOYT 1943-Dated Leather Scabbard Historical Military Books and has a slightly larger

and has a slightly larger firing pin/striker hole for the sturdier MkIII striker

and a chunk missing next to the receiver tang on the left side

Measures approximately 9 ½ inches tall and 2 ½ inches wide at the base

These crossings had been done for years to produce suitable guard dogs

with only about 15% of the original eagle decal still present

Original U.S. WWII Navy Rare “Red Spacer” Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by PAL with BOYT 1943-Dated Leather Scabbard Historical Military Books and has a slightly largerOriginal 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