Original U.S. WWII Theater-Made Navy Mark I Ka-Bar Fighting Knife Turned Knuckle Knife with M8 Scabbard & Braided Leather Thong French Edged Weapons The visor / peak on

The visor / peak on this cap is dark brown finished "vulcanfibre"

where the first number indicated caliber and the second the charge weight

This is a very nice early HJ Knife (HJ knife) marked on the blade by blade by the rare maker Carl August Meis GmbH of Solingen

Bath Iron Works

Original U.S. WWII Theater-Made Navy Mark I Ka-Bar Fighting Knife Turned Knuckle Knife with M8 Scabbard & Braided Leather Thong French Edged Weapons The visor / peak onOriginal Item. One of a Kind. Theater knives are knives made by military personnel in the various theaters of war. Each knife is unique in its own way due to the maker's style, preferences and materials available. Most theater knives were made from spare parts, wreckage, tools and already existing blades. These knives were made by the armorers and engineers on request. The larger ships needed to have skilled fabricators on board to make repairs and