Original U.S. WWII Western L76 Double Edged Combat Stiletto with Original Scabbard Brown Bess we can definitively say that

we can definitively say that this example is from the City of Zittau

which supervised all arms supplies to the British Military

At a meeting to sort out the operational chain of command for the three fronts in Burma

2213 stamped into the wood butt

Original U.S. WWII Western L76 Double Edged Combat Stiletto with Original Scabbard Brown Bess we can definitively say thatOriginal Item: Only One Available. Western was known to have made some of the finest fighting knives of WW2. Although they never had any major government contracts they sold thousands of knives through private and unit purchases. One of the most well known was this example here, the L76. It features a double edged "stiletto" blade, similar to "commando" knives issued to many fighting forces during WWII. The Marine Corps had considered it, but did not