Original U.S. WWII Blade Marked Second Pattern M3 Fighting Knife by Imperial Knife Co. with Updated M8 Scabbard Percusion Muskets Includes a machined metal case

Includes a machined metal case (the "soaking can") with a machined screw-on cap

The leather edge trim is very worn and almost completely gone

The drag of the scabbard bears non-matching serial number 4231

Across the top there is a brass Germanic crown over a small photographic likeness of Kaiser Wilhelm

Original U.S. WWII Blade Marked Second Pattern M3 Fighting Knife by Imperial Knife Co. with Updated M8 Scabbard Percusion Muskets Includes a machined metal caseOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good example of a WWII M3 U. S. fighting knife, made by the desirable maker, Imperial Knife Co.. With the marking on the blade, this is the more desirable "2nd Pattern", which was replaced quickly by the 3rd pattern with markings on the crossguard. It comes complete in the correct M8 scabbard, which was updated during the war to the M8A1 standard. These fighting knives were preferred by American