This is an extremely interesting bringback and one of the prized pieces in our veteran’s collection. It is a “Theatre-Made” Aluminum handled full tang Knife that has an overall length of 14.5” with the inscription “Kill Japs” on one side of the handle and “C.P. IWO. U.S.M.C” on the other. It comes with a leather sheath and a card that reads “IWO JIMA 2/19/1945 4th Marine Division Members of the Second Battalion, Twenty-third Marines take shelter on the first terrace above the beach at Iwo Jima, D-Day, as they form their battle plan after landing”. The Battle of Iwo Jima, from February 19 to March 26, 1945, was one of the bloodiest in U.S. Marine Corps history. The 4th and 5th Marine Divisions spearheaded the amphibious landing on the island, which was strategically vital as an air base for the planned invasion of Japan.