Original U.S. WWII USN Mark 1 RH PAL 35 Fighting Knife with Named U.S.N. Leather Scabbard Category_Martini-Henry Accessories This is most attractive

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The abbreviation at the top indicates manufacture by Eureka Vacuum Cleaner Co

It was intended to be used during bailout at high altitudes where the air was thin and the flyer wished to remain conscious during descent

which means in German “alter Art” (old type)

because if we had not flown in formation

Original U.S. WWII USN Mark 1 RH PAL 35 Fighting Knife with Named U.S.N. Leather Scabbard Category_Martini-Henry Accessories This is most attractiveOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent condition example of the U. S. Navy Mark 1 fighting knife, manufactured by the PAL Cutlery Company, complete with a U. S. Navy Issue leather scabbard. According to The Official Price Guide of Collector Knives by C Houston Price & Mark D Zaleysky, PAL was originally used as a trademark by the Utica Knife & Razor Company of Utica, NY from about 1924 1939. PAL marked knives of that era used blades