Quote Originally Posted by Voidmonster View Post
It was definitely manufactured and issued in WWI, so your grandfather most likely got it as a hand-me-down from someone else in the Corps.
I was under the impression they were made in WWII as well. Are you thinking of the older one Voidmonster that has USMC engraved on the blade instead of the tang?
Mine was recently bought off eBay by my sister who paid $200 for it and it has initials scratched into the scales that I need to remove or fill in.