Original U.S. WWII Blade Marked M3 Fighting Knife by UTICA Cutlery Co. with M8 Scabbard Sterling SMG possibly damaged when being captured

possibly damaged when being captured

while the rest has a rougher crossgrain pattern from when the inscription was removed

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The second enemy weapon

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Original U.S. WWII Blade Marked M3 Fighting Knife by UTICA Cutlery Co. with M8 Scabbard Sterling SMG possibly damaged when being capturedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice service worn example of a WWII M3 U. S. fighting knife, made by the desirable maker, UTICA Cutlery Co.. With the marking on the blade, this is the more sought after "2nd Pattern", which was replaced quickly by the 3rd pattern with markings on the crossguard. It comes complete in the correct M8 scabbard, which was updated during the war to the M8A1 standard. These fighting knives were preferred by