KA-BAR USMC (Leather)

KA-BAR USMC: Mark 2 Combat Knife, 1943 – Present

The KA-BAR USMC (Leather) was designed to serve our troops during World War II and is still doing its job, with honors, 70+ years later. The iconic 7″ 1095 powder-coated clip point blade is topped by a  traditional stacked leather handle.  Easy to sharpen in the field, the KA-BAR has been used to dig, pry, chop, whittle, hammer, cut, and defend. Tang stamped USMC.  Leather sheath included.

World War II was the company’s heyday, with KA-BAR producing more than 20 million knives for the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps. The fighting utility knife was the most popular; though, the company also created a diver’s knife, called the Mark I, and an electrician’s knife, which was widely used in the Navy.

For trivia nerds, the original KA-BAR USMC was designed by Marine Col. John M. Davis and Capt. Howard E. America in 1942. So . . . Captain America designed the US Marines’ 1219C2, Knife, Fighting Utility.

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