Original Item. Only One Available. This is a USN Mark 2 Style fighting knife with a post-war leather scabbard. The knife itself has no markings and has no inspection stamp, but retains its darkened finish. The grip of the knife is in good shape as well and shows some service use.

The scabbard appears to be a post-war civilian style piece paired with the knife post-war. This is a great WWII style knife ready for further research and display.

Dimensions:-
Blade length: 7 1/8”
Blade Style: Spear Point Knife
Overall length: 12 1/4”
Crossguard: 2 1/2”
Scabbard length: 12 7/8"

The Mk2 Knife was developed as an improvement over the Mk1 design, which had issues with blade snapping due to the thinner design. Working with Union Cutlery, USMC Colonel John M. Davis and Major Howard E. America contributed several important changes, including a longer, stronger blade, the introduction of a small fuller to lighten the blade, a peened pommel (later replaced by a pinned pommel), a straight (later, slightly curved) steel crossguard, and a stacked leather handle for better grip. The knife was officially known as the 1219C2, but it was commonly called the "Ka-Bar" after the trademark of Union Cutlery that was on the blades of early examples. The first production order went out to Camillus Cutlery Company, who produced the largest number of knives during WW2. The design was subsequently adopted by the Navy as the US Navy Utility Knife, Mark 2, and the USMC adopted it as the USMC ;Mark 2 Combat Knife, or simply the Knife, Fighting Utility.

In 1944, the US Navy put through a change order to have the markings moved from the blade to the cross guard, so this knife was produced after that change. The cross guard is slightly swept back, indicating later war production. It features original stacked leather washer grip, which is in very good condition with no cracks or splitting. There is some light wear and staining, but it still has much of the original "polished" finish. It has a 3/8" steel pommel with a rectangular tang, correct for circa 1944 manufacture. The handle, pommel, and cross guard are all mostly tight to the blade, with some oxidation on the cross guard due to moisture exposure.