WWII Mk I ‘U.S. Navy ’ PAL RH 35 Fighting Knife with Leather Sheath. ED 2577. WWII Mk I ‘U.S. Navy ’ PAL RH 35 Fighting Knife with Leather Sheath. ED 2577. Knives

The knife is 9 ¾ “ in overall length, with a 5” clip-point blade. The ricasso's are marked: U.S.N. USN (United States Navy) and PAL / RH-35. It has a compressed leather washer handle red spacers and metal blade guard. The blade looks to have been re sharpened, and showing signs of age related marks. The sheath is thick leather, held with steel studs and with an upper belt loop. According to The Official Price Guide of Collector Knives by C Houston Price & Mark D Zaleysky, PAL was originally used as a trademark by the Utica Knife & Razor Company of Utica, NY from about 1924-1939. PAL marked knives of that era used blades imported from Germany, and the blades typically bore the word Germany as well. Another company using the name PAL was established in Chicago in 1934. This company was known as the Pal Blade Company of Chicago, and was started by Otto Kraus. In 1935 the two PAL companies merged into one, known simply as the PAL Blade Company, and opened a manufacturing facility in Plattsburg, NY. Around 1940 PAL purchased the cutlery division of the Remington Arms Company, including of their existing stock of completed knives and knife parts. The price includes U.K. delivery. ED 2577.