WWII US M3 FIGHTING KNIFE By AERIAL & M6 BARWOOD SHEATH

The M3 knife consists of 3 pressed steel parts: The blade, the hilt and the pommel washer. Its total length is 292mm (11 5/8 inches). Its blade is double-edged and has a length of 170mm (6 11/16 inches). Its width is 21.8mm (21.8mm) and thickness is 4.5mm (4.5mm). The handle is made of a stack of leather washers. Although the regulation number of grooves is 8, it is not uncommon to see models with 5, 6 or 7 grooves. We can also see models with a brown plastic washer on the guard and a black plastic washer on the pommel. The pommel washer can be either pinned with silk or set.