WW2 U.S Fighting Knife "Bowie Style" Theater Made with Untypical Belt Scabbard Some soldiers used a sort

Some soldiers used a sort of military humor to mock the War Merit Cross as a “far-from-combat badge” or “field kitchen assault badge

These are often confused with the Imperial Japanese Police Dress Swords

Cover- Postage stamped 1941 “Early” war / Field post stamped with eagle

The helmet retains a large portion of its original dark blue paint

horizontal pin-back (top of pin missing) These were issued to individuals in attendance of the celebration

WW2 U.S Fighting Knife "Bowie Style" Theater Made with Untypical Belt Scabbard Some soldiers used a sortAuthentic WW2 U. S. Theater made piece Untypical belt modification for use as a scabbard with hand painted A41 on the face Overall knife size is 12. 50 inches with a 7 inch bowie style blade Brass cross guard and aluminum hilt Some wear to the blades cutting edge from drawing in and out of the scabbard over rivets