The KA-BAR knife's history centers on its iconic adoption by the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II in late 1942, becoming a legendary multi-purpose fighting and utility tool with its distinctive stacked leather handle and 7-inch blade, though its name comes from an older 1920s story about a hunter killing a bear, with the Union Cutlery Company officially adopting the brand name KA-BAR in 1924 and later officially changing their company name to KA-BAR in 1952. It served Marines, Army, Navy, a