Original U.S. WWII M3 Fighting Knife with Removed Markings in Leather Scabbard Restoration Materials The liner is intact

The liner is intact

The chin strap does have checking in the black finish

Complete with steel fittings for use with standard web sling

Perfect for any display or reenactment

Gun is crisply marked with multiple waffenamts and the following:

Original U.S. WWII M3 Fighting Knife with Removed Markings in Leather Scabbard Restoration Materials The liner is intactOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice service used example of a WWII M3 U. S. fighting knife, which for some reason had the original maker markings on the blade ground away. Close inspection of the blade shows that there is still the remains of a number 3 close to the start of the upper edge, which originally would have been the end of a "1943" date. This means that this was originally an example of the scarce 1st pattern of the M3