Original U.S. WWII USN Mark 1 RH Pal 35 Fighting Knife with Wood Pommel and Named Leather Scabbard U.S. Antique Guns wooden shaft with steel bayonet

wooden shaft with steel bayonet stand at grip end

repaired where needed then re-assembled

On 14 May 1945

this was the rifle of the time in the later 1880's

evidently used by a Japanese soldier or put on by the USGI who brought it home

Original U.S. WWII USN Mark 1 RH Pal 35 Fighting Knife with Wood Pommel and Named Leather Scabbard U.S. Antique Guns wooden shaft with steel bayonetOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent condition example of the USN Mark 1 fighting knife, manufactured by the PAL Cutlery Company. 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 imported from Germany, and the blades typically bore the