Original U.S. WWII Blade Marked M3 Fighting Knife by UTICA Cutlery Co. with M8 Scabbard Chinese Militaria following the major Russian defeats

following the major Russian defeats in the battles of Port Arthur

The brass is engraved with the Liverpool City Crest

Inverclyde

so the liner is loose in the helmet

Under this is a banner reading DEIU ET MON DROIT (God and My Right)

Original U.S. WWII Blade Marked M3 Fighting Knife by UTICA Cutlery Co. with M8 Scabbard Chinese Militaria following the major Russian defeatsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice service worn example of a WWII M3 U. S. fighting knife, made by the desirable maker, UTICA Cutlery Co.. With the marking on the blade, this is the more desirable "2nd Pattern", which was replaced quickly by the 3rd pattern with markings on the crossguard. It comes complete in the correctly M8 scabbard, which was updated during the war to the M8A1 standard. These fighting knives were preferred by