Original U.S. WWII 503rd PIR Theater-Made V-42 Stiletto Style Fighting Knife with Damascus Blade & Outstanding M6-Style Sheath with Sharpening Stone - 11th Airborne Division Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia possibly having been dug up

possibly having been dug up in the early 1960’s

The Knife also has a 100 stamped on the handle

This example bears an M10A2 fuse

The blade is in very good condition with a sharpened blade

which is held every year on 7 January

Original U.S. WWII 503rd PIR Theater-Made V-42 Stiletto Style Fighting Knife with Damascus Blade & Outstanding M6-Style Sheath with Sharpening Stone - 11th Airborne Division Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia possibly having been dug upOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is an outstanding V 42 Stiletto style theater made fighting knife with a gorgeous damascus blade and custom U. S. Eagle sheath. There is half of a coin embedded in the crossguard embossed I 503rd for Company I, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, which served as an independent regiment in the Pacific War during World War II. This example came to us from the Larry Thomas American Edged Weapon Museum in Intercourse,