Bidspirit auction | US Marine Corps Field Gear

US Marine Corps Field Gear & Optics - Total knife length: 12 inches Knife blade length: 7 inches. An assortment of five military and field items comprising a utility cover, a combat knife with sheath, and two pairs of binoculars. The U.S. Marine Corps utility cover is constructed from an olive drab cotton and polyester blend. It features a stenciled Eagle, Globe, and Anchor (EGA) emblem on the front panel, over which a gold-toned metal EGA insignia pin has been mounted. The cap has two metal ventilation eyelets on each side. An interior white fabric label reads: CAP, UTILITY / DMC200-88-M-B3600 / 8405-01-118-5023 / 50% COTTON / 50% POLYESTER. The size 7 3/8 is stamped in black ink on the sweatband. The combat knife features a 7-inch clip-point steel blade with a single fuller and a stacked leather washer handle. The hilt includes a steel crossguard and a circular steel pommel pinned to the tang. A faint, rectangular stamp is present on the ricasso, but the characters are not legible. It is accompanied by a dark brown leather sheath with vertical stitching and nine metal rivets. The optical equipment includes a pair of prism field binoculars with a black textured grip. A small circular stamp on the central hinge cap is impressed with the word JAPAN. Also included is a pair of small theater or field glasses with a black japanned finish and decorative beaded metal trim around the objective lenses; no maker's marks are visible on this set.