Photo by Lance Cpl. Fernando Moreno | Defense Media Activity - Marines | 11.20.2019
A USMC KA-BAR is put through a machine that puts a finish on the leather handle giving it it’s signature brown and black look in Olean, New York, Nov. 20, 2019. KA-BAR has been issuing knives to the Marine Corps since Dec. 9, 1942. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Fernando Moreno)...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Fernando Moreno | Defense Media Activity - Marines | 11.20.2019
A set of USMC KA-BAR knives are staged after the manufacturing process is finished in Olean, New York, Nov. 20, 2019. KA-BAR has been issuing knives to the Marine Corps since Dec. 9, 1942. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Fernando Moreno)...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Fernando Moreno | Defense Media Activity - Marines | 11.20.2019
A KA-BAR knife is put through the edge finishing process by a member of the KA-BAR team in the Cutco factory, in Olean, New York, Nov. 20, 2019. KA-BAR has been issuing knives to the Marine Corps since Dec. 9, 1942. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Fernando Moreno)...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Fernando Moreno | Defense Media Activity - Marines | 11.20.2019
A KA-BAR knife is put through the edge finishing process by a member of the KA-BAR team in the Cutco factory, in Olean, New York, Nov. 20, 2019. KA-BAR has been issuing knives to the Marine Corps since Dec. 9, 1942. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Fernando Moreno)...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Fernando Moreno | Defense Media Activity - Marines | 11.20.2019
Members of the KA-BAR team carefully work on their latest knives in the Cutco factory in Olean, New York, Nov. 20, 2019. KA-BAR has been issuing knives to the Marine Corps since Dec. 9, 1942. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Fernando Moreno)...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Mellizza Bonjoc | Defense Media Activity - Marines | 11.19.2019
A KA-BAR employee places a USMC Fighting/Utility KA-BAR knife on a tray, awaiting for the next process at a factory in Olean, New York, Nov. 19, 2019. KA-BAR has been issuing the USMC Fighting/Utility KA-BAR knives to the Marine Corps since Dec. 9, 1942. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mellizza P. Bonjoc)...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Mellizza Bonjoc | Defense Media Activity - Marines | 11.19.2019
A KA-BAR employee grinds the blade of a knife at a factory in Olean, New York, Nov. 19, 2019. KA-BAR has been issuing the USMC Fighting/Utility KA-BAR knives to the Marine Corps since Dec. 9, 1942. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mellizza P. Bonjoc)...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Mellizza Bonjoc | Defense Media Activity - Marines | 11.19.2019
A KA-BAR employee transfers a USMC Fighting/ Utility knife to a tray at a factory in Olean, New York, Nov. 19, 2019. KA-BAR has been issuing the USMC Fighting/Utility KA-BAR knives to the Marine Corps since Dec. 9, 1942. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mellizza P. Bonjoc)...