Original U.S. WWII 1943 dated Blade Marked M3 Fighting Knife by Imperial Knife Co. with M8 Scabbard Water Jacket Assembly which has the line: "Into

which has the line: "Into the Valley of Death

This contains a tattered and folded sheet with THREE other carbon Copy letters on it

and at some point was field repainted with a lovely textured camouflage paint

During the Civil War there was no light or heavy cavalry in the US army

Original U.S. WWII 1943 dated Blade Marked M3 Fighting Knife by Imperial Knife Co. with M8 Scabbard Water Jacket Assembly which has the line: "IntoOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good example of a WWII M3 U. S. fighting knife, made by the desirable maker, Imperial Knife Co. in 1943. With the 1943 date and marking on the blade, this is a scarce 1st pattern, which we have very rarely seen. It comes complete in the correctly M8 scabbard, which was updated during the war to the M8A1 standard. These fighting knives were preferred by American infantry during World War Two for hand to