Original U.S. WWII Late War Navy Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS with U.S.N. MK2 Scabbard MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly the markings on the top

the markings on the top of the barrel are very faint and only a few letters are still present

If they would have kept hitting us

Eisenwerk und Kesselschmiede (Ironworks and boilermakers) located in the Freimann area of München (Munich)

Many of the bullets look to be in the Minié ball style

which is etched on the ricasso by the maker/retailer:

Original U.S. WWII Late War Navy Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife by CAMILLUS with U.S.N. MK2 Scabbard MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly the markings on the topOriginal Item: Only One Available. The originator of the KA BAR trademark, Union Cutlery Co, began using the name in 1923, having received a letter from a fur trapper who had used the knife to kill a wounded bear which attacked him when his rifle jammed. According to company records, the letter was only partially legible; "ka bar" could be read, as fragments of the phrase "kill a bear". In 1923, the company adopted the name Ka Bar from the "bear