Original U.S. WWII M3 Fighting Knife by IMPERIAL Knife Co. with M8A1 Scabbard One-of-a-Kind The barrel has remains of

The barrel has remains of London proof marks and has been marked along the top: POLLEN'S FENCIBLES

awarding the Silver Star "for gallantry in action"

and the lower pockets were of an angled slash type similar to the black or grey SS service-dress

The top of the case has ink stamp Kanji characters

Original U.S. WWII M3 Fighting Knife by IMPERIAL Knife Co. with M8A1 Scabbard One-of-a-Kind The barrel has remains ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice service used example of a WWII M3 U. S. fighting knife, made by the desirable maker Imperial Knife Co. of Rhode Island. This company was at the time one of the largest knife makers in the world, founded by Italian immigrants. With the markings on the crossguard, this is the third and final pattern manufactured in the war. It comes complete in the correct M8 scabbard, which was updated during the