Original U.S. WWII USN Mark 1 RH Pal 35 Fighting Knife with Wood Pommel and Leather Scabbard German Edged Weapons with a decorative fold-away guard

with a decorative fold-away guard and "gutta percha" composite handle

from 510 lb (232 kg) to 570 lb (259 kg)

so it was either reconditioned or replaced

The barrel measures 19" overall

It is also marked with a QUEEN'S CROWN / V

Original U.S. WWII USN Mark 1 RH Pal 35 Fighting Knife with Wood Pommel and Leather Scabbard German Edged Weapons with a decorative fold-away guardOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent condition example of the USN Mark 1 fighting knife, manufactured by the PAL Cutlery Company. According to The Official Price Guide of Collector Knives by C Houston Price & Mark D Zaleysky, PAL was originally used as a trademark by the Utica Knife & Razor Company of Utica, NY from about 1924 1939. PAL marked knives of that era used blades imported from Germany, and the blades typically bore the