An American Legend - the knife Marines depended on during World War II, the KaBar U.S.M.C Fighting / Utility Knife offers a multitude of features:

• Oval handle constructed of compacted leather disks, smoothed and polished;
• High carbon steel (1095) blade, black epoxy powder coated, buff polished, razor sharp edge, HRC 56-58;
• Powdered metal butt cap, carbon steel guard, both powder coated;
• Cowhide sheath with U.S.M.C. "Eagle and Globe" crest

This knife is available with either a plain or partially serrated edge, and can also be had tang stamped with U.S. Army, and the US Army Crest instead of the USMC "Globe and Eagle" branded on the sheath.

A molded kydex sheath (KA-1216) is also available for the USMC Fighting / Knife. Kydex is well known for its impact, abrasion and corrosion resistance and all weather performance. It is impervious to most chemicals, petroleum based products and moisture, including salt water.

The Kydex sheath is ambidexterous (can be used right or left handed), and the knife is held snugly in place by custom contoured knife cavities and friction bars on the back of the sheath. The sheath also features a heavy duty polypropylene belt loop and securing straps, as well as a slip lock on the belt loop itself. Eight eyelet rivets and for strap slots make for a secure and flexible tie down system, and there is a drain hole on the back of the sheath to prevent water build up.