Original U.S. WWII Blade Marked Second Pattern M3 Fighting Knife by Camillus with M8 Scabbard by B.M. Co. Japanese Military Maps there was not a valor

there was not a valor distinction in effect for the Air Force Commendation Medal

The cap has a rather slanted shape from poor storage

the helmet remains a substantially complete example with strong surviving exterior and interior markings

The lock plate is stamped "851" indicating manufacture in 1851

Original U.S. WWII Blade Marked Second Pattern M3 Fighting Knife by Camillus with M8 Scabbard by B.M. Co. Japanese Military Maps there was not a valorOriginal Item: Only One Available. A fine U. S. WWII M3 fighting knife manufactured by the Camillus Cutlery Company and accompanied by an early pattern U. S. M8 scabbard produced by B. M. Co. The spear point blade is stamped on the obverse ricasso: U. S. M3 CAMILLUS This undated marking arrangement is generally identified as the second pattern, introduced after the earliest 1943 dated examples. The underside of the steel pommel also retains the U. S.