Original U.S. Vietnam War Era Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CONETTA in Leather Sheath Antique Wheellock Firearms having been updated prior to

having been updated prior to sale

more straight and ordinary until it was later modified by the Filipinos to be used more as a weapon during the later part of the Spanish occupation era

Iron Barrel measuring almost 15 inches with stock cut with very elegant bannister rail butt

and now show an aged steel patina

Original U.S. Vietnam War Era Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CONETTA in Leather Sheath Antique Wheellock Firearms having been updated prior toOriginal Item: This is a very nice service used example of the legendary "KA BAR" fighting knife with a very nice leather sheath. Overall length of this Mark 2 knife is 11 1 2 inches, with a 6 1 2 inch clip point blade. The markings on the blade are as follows: U. S. CONETTA This indicates manufacture by Conetta Manufacturing Company of Stamford, Conn., who mostly produced bayonets for the M14 and M16 rifles during the Vietnam Conflict. Conetta only