Original U.S. WWII M3 Fighting Knife by CASE with M8 Scabbard Japanese Field Gear The artillery shell fuse is

The artillery shell fuse is used as the base of the holder

An Interesting point of fact is after D-Day occurred and the threat of poison gas subsided many soldiers discarded the M4 gas mask

attacking ball bearing plants in Berlin

There are also some felt washers around the mounting holes

and beige hose

Original U.S. WWII M3 Fighting Knife by CASE with M8 Scabbard Japanese Field Gear The artillery shell fuse isOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a good WWII period Mark 3 U. S. fighting knife, with the guard deeply stamped with, U. S. M3 CASE. The 6 3 4 inch spear point blade is in fair condition with wear but little if any loss of finish. The blade is still quite sharp and in fair service worn condition with some sharpening marks. The handle and stacked leather grip are in similar condition with little wear. There are no major cracks, and the leather