Original U.S. WWII 1943 Dated Blade Marked M3 Fighting Knife by PAL Cutlery with M6 Scabbard French Pistols flew operations from Warsaw-Bielany

flew operations from Warsaw-Bielany

forming a final

Later designs for this scabbard had a simple leather loop stitched directly to the leather

and brass mounts using only THREE ram rod pipes

Original U.S. WWII 1943 Dated Blade Marked M3 Fighting Knife by PAL Cutlery with M6 Scabbard French Pistols flew operations from Warsaw-BielanyOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fine condition WWII Mark 3 U. S. fighting knife, made by the desirable maker, PAL Cutlery Co., in 1943. With the 1943 date and marking on the blade, this is a rare 1st pattern, which we have very rarely seen. It comes complete in the correctly M8 scabbard, which was updated during the war to the M8A1 standard. This knife is very early production, indicated by the maker information being stamped and dated