Original U.S. WWII M3 Fighting Knife by UTICA Cutlery with M8 Scabbard Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia with rust and grime

with rust and grime

and the lock plate tail is marked SPRING / FIELD / 1849

which has some degradation on the top

Do not purchase one of these helmets if you expect to find a decal under the paint

with all proofs still present

Original U.S. WWII M3 Fighting Knife by UTICA Cutlery with M8 Scabbard Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia with rust and grimeOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a great lightly used example of a WWII M3 U. S. fighting knife, made by the desirable maker UTICA Cutlery Co. of Utica, New York. With the markings on the crossguard, this is the third and final pattern manufactured in the war. It comes complete in the correctly M8 scabbard, which was modified by adding a leather belt loop. These fighting knives were preferred by American infantry during World War Two for