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Above:  1st left:        USM8 with leather tie-down.
              2nd left:      USM8 with leather tie-down and original protective wrap
              Top Right:  USM8, early with short webbing and no wire hanger
              2nd Right:   USM8, early with short webbing and wire hanger
              3rd Right:    USM8A1, later with long webbing and wire hanger
              4th Right:     USM8A1, late with long webbing, wire hanger and reenforced tip

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Above:  1st column knives are M3 blade marked, 2nd column knives are M3 crossguard marked, 3rd column knives are M4s.

Each row represents a manufacturer.

1.  Cammillus
2.  Utica
3.  Imperial
4.  Case
5.  Pal
6.  Kinfolks
7.  H. Boker & Co.

The 2 knives on the lower right are:

Top:  M4, Aerial
         M4, rubber grip, no maker marking.

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Above:

Top:  M6 leather scabbard by Barwood dated 1943, strap has been relocated.
2nd:  M6 leather scabbard by Milsco dated 1943.
3rd:  M3, Case, blade dated