Original U.S. WWII Airborne Schrade Presto M2 No.3 Knife Lee-Enfield (SMLE) with some small tears and

with some small tears and stains

When it came to selecting a name for the plane

The shirt is maker marked A

but his four volume work "GERMAN BAYONETS" is acknowledged as the supreme reference work on the subject

It was then  reissued in WWII for the M1 Garand Rifle

Original U.S. WWII Airborne Schrade Presto M2 No.3 Knife Lee-Enfield (SMLE) with some small tears andOriginal Item: Only One Available. These M2 Paratrooper pockets knives with the mid war issue imitation jigged bone handles (scales or grip) are relatively hard to find, as they were quickly replaced with the metal scaled version. This very nice example, offered in very good fully functional condition, is marked on the base of the blade ricasso as follows: GEO. SCHRADE KNIFE CO. INC B'PORT, CT. The other side is marked: PRESTO PAT. JAN. 30 40 MADE IN