Original U.S. WWII M3 Fighting Knife by Kinfolks, Inc. with M8 Scabbard - Early Blade Marked Version German Gun Magazines the Long Range Desert Group

the Long Range Desert Group and the Special Air Service in the Western Desert Campaign and North West Europe

Now so very difficult to find

The EMP includes a special safety in front of the trigger guard

The maker is assumed to be JAN HENDRICK of Amsterdam who was recorded as starting  work in 1672

Original U.S. WWII M3 Fighting Knife by Kinfolks, Inc. with M8 Scabbard - Early Blade Marked Version German Gun Magazines the Long Range Desert GroupOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fine condition WWII period Mark 3 U. S. fighting knife, made by the very scarce maker, Kinfolks, Inc., and contained in an original M8 Scabbard. Of the 2,590,240 ordered by the U. S. Government, Kinfolks produced only 119,702, and was definitely one of the minor contractors. The company still exists today, producing fine cutlery. This knife is early production, indicated by the maker information being