Original U.S. WWII Blade Marked M3 Fighting Knife by UTICA Cutlery Co. with M8 Scabbard by B.M. Co Russian Documents Books which shows only light wear

which shows only light wear to the black finish

The underside of the rim is stamped ZC 205

note: The ETO Medical Service labored through the various campaigns under a chronic shortage of both Officer and Enlisted replacements

as well as overall age toning from being around 80 years old

The other end however does not have any bludgeon attached

Original U.S. WWII Blade Marked M3 Fighting Knife by UTICA Cutlery Co. with M8 Scabbard by B.M. Co Russian Documents Books which shows only light wearOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice service worn example of a WWII M3 U. S. fighting knife, made by the desirable maker, UTICA Cutlery Co.. With the marking on the blade, this is the more sought after "2nd Pattern", which was replaced quickly by the 3rd pattern with markings on the crossguard. It comes complete in the correct M8 scabbard, which was updated during the war to the M8A1 standard. These fighting knives were preferred by