Original Unissued U.S. WWII Navy USN Mark 1 PAL RH-35 Fighting Knife with USN MK1 Scabbard by B.M. Co & Original Packaging British Artwork & Posters colored trim was usually sewn

colored trim was usually sewn around the lip of the cap fold

This practice continued unbroken from 1885

with the ones closest to the cross guard being of black plastic

and overall has a gray lightly oxidized patina

Original Unissued U.S. WWII Navy USN Mark 1 PAL RH-35 Fighting Knife with USN MK1 Scabbard by B.M. Co & Original Packaging British Artwork & Posters colored trim was usually sewnOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic unissued "New Old Stock" condition example of the USN Mark 1 fighting knife, manufactured by the PAL Cutlery Company. It comes complete in the correct unissued USN Mk1 Scabbard which is still partially wrapped in the packing paper. According to The Official Price Guide of Collector Knives by C Houston Price & Mark D Zaleysky, PAL was originally used as a trademark by the Utica Knife & Razor