NO CHEAP IMITATION! This knife is an exact replica of knives carried by Marines in WWII. Made by KA-BAR in Olean, NY for the US Marine Corps and first introduced in WWII. Equipped with a 5" polished leather handle with steel hammer butt cap and a 6 7/8" gun blue blade with deep blood groove. Comes in issue box with a genuine leather sheath with USMC logo and extra heavy stitching and metal staple side reinforcements. Tang marked USMC. 11 7/8" overall