Original U.S. WWII KA-BAR Style Fighting Knife by Western Cutlery with Personalized Leather Scabbard Russian Headgear The P-4A standardized in 1957

The P-4A standardized in 1957 has a new visor mechanism that replace the side latching design with a tracked visor securing system actuated by grasping a central rubber knob and pulling the visor down into position

however there is also light surface rust in many areas

The crossguard is also classic SMF

Matching serial number 3904 is stamped on underside of barrel

This is a known Showa Era smith

Original U.S. WWII KA-BAR Style Fighting Knife by Western Cutlery with Personalized Leather Scabbard Russian Headgear The P-4A standardized in 1957Original Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful WWII Issue Ka Bar style fighting knife, made by the Western Cutlery & Manufacturing Company of Boulder, Co. The knife is 13 inches in overall length, with an 8 inch clip point blade, with a broad fuller towards the spine. The ricasso of the blade is marked WESTERN PAT'D., and the knife is in very good condition. The blade retains a lot of the original polished blued finish, with areas of wear and