Original U.S. WWII Service-Worn M3 Blade Marked Fighting Knife by Imperial with 1943 dated M6 Leather Scabbard German Mauser 98k K98 five officers and 70 enlisted

five officers and 70 enlisted volunteers

so it may be for an NSKK dagger

which the firm continued for a number of decades

Included is the original capture tag

conversions to utilize metallic cartridges were invented to "modernize" the now obsolete rifles

Original U.S. WWII Service-Worn M3 Blade Marked Fighting Knife by Imperial with 1943 dated M6 Leather Scabbard German Mauser 98k K98 five officers and 70 enlistedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fine condition WWII production Mark 3 U. S. fighting knife, made by the desirable maker, Imperial Knife Co., and contained in an original 1943 dated M6 leather Scabbard by Barwood. Imperial made M3 and M4 bayonets, as well as other smaller edged weapons for the U. S. Government during WWII. This knife is early production, indicated by the maker information being stamped directly on the blade: U S M3