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

Carbine Breech loading Rifled

Collar to Shoulder: "9

and the original fuze still unscrews so that the interior can be examined

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