KA-BAR
Sign in to saveKa-Bar (; trademarked as KA-BAR) is the combat knife adopted in 1942 by the United States Marine Corps as the U.S. Marine Corps utility knife, Mark 2.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- (USMC) Knife, Fighting Utility (USN Mark 2 utility knife)
- Weapon.image
- Ka-Bar USMC fighting-work knife (4121915427).jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- USMC Ka-Bar knife with leather sheath
- Weapon.type
- Knife
- Weapon.sheath_type
- Leather (USMC) or plastic (USN)
- Weapon.origin
- United States
- Weapon.is_bladed
- Yes
- Weapon.design_date
- 23 November 1942
- Weapon.production_date
- 1943–present
- Weapon.blade_type
- Clip point
- Weapon.hilt_type
- Stacked leather washers
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Manufacturers
- Branding
- Trademark issue
- Design
- Construction
- Variants
- D2 Extreme
- The Next Generation
- Service
- Designation
- Adoption
- Issued versions
- Users
- See also
- References
- External links
Ka-Bar (; trademarked as KA-BAR) is the combat knife adopted in 1942 by the United States Marine Corps as the U.S. Marine Corps utility knife, Mark 2.
==History== After the United States' entry into World War II, complaints arose from Army soldiers and Marines who were issued World War I–era bronze or alloy-handled trench knives such as the U.S. Mark I trench knife for use in hand-to-hand fighting.
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