Original U.S. WWII M3 Fighting Knife by Camillus Cutlery with Modified M8 Scabbard Other European Militaria - Gold (1st class

- Gold (1st class

COLONEL WILLIAM FREDERICK CLEEVE born on the British Island of Barbados in 1853

all original

Hospital Service (1916)

Overall length: 26"

Original U.S. WWII M3 Fighting Knife by Camillus Cutlery with Modified M8 Scabbard Other European Militaria - Gold (1st classOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good example of a WWII M3 U. S. fighting knife, made by the well known maker Camillus Cutlery of Camillus, N. Y.. With the markings on the crossguard, this is the third and final pattern manufactured in the war. It comes complete in the correctly M8 scabbard, which was modified by adding a leather belt loop. These fighting knives were preferred by American infantry during World War Two for hand to hand