Original U.S. WWII RH PAL 36 MkII-Style Fighting Knife with Leather Scabbard Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts from 6 November 1943 to

from 6 November 1943 to 7 August 1944 he commanded the large carrier Essex (CV-9)

This grouping purchased directly from his estate consists of the following items:

which is overlayed on the Iron Cross emblem

with just a bit of fading to the silver wash

Overall what a Uniform set

Original U.S. WWII RH PAL 36 MkII-Style Fighting Knife with Leather Scabbard Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts from 6 November 1943 toOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of the U. S. PAL RH 36 fighting knife, manufactured by the PAL Cutlery Company, complete with original leather scabbard. 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,