Original U.S. WWII M3 Fighting Knife Crossguard Marked by Aerial with Custom Leather Scabbard - Rare Maker Brown Bess but due to the lack

but due to the lack of information available

made by Pack

with the lever cycling the action smoothly and the extractor working exactly as it should

dated the Fourteenth of October 1797 in scroll long hand

though there is some oxidation on the aluminum parts of the body

Original U.S. WWII M3 Fighting Knife Crossguard Marked by Aerial with Custom Leather Scabbard - Rare Maker Brown Bess but due to the lackOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice service worn WWII M3 U. S. fighting knife, made by the rare extremely hard to find maker, Aerial Cutlery Corp of Marinette, Wisconsin. With the marking on the crossguard, this is the 3rd pattern. It comes in a custom leather scabbard. These fighting knives were preferred by American infantry during World War Two for hand to hand combat. This knife is mid war production, and is marked on the crossguard