HERE IS A PRISONER OF WAR’S OWN PERSONALIZED KNIFE FROM THE JAVA CAMPAIGN. THE BLADE MEASURES 5.75 INCHES LONG AND THE OVERALL LENGTH IN THE SCABBARD IS 10.5 INCHES. THE BLADE IS HEAVILY STAMPED WITH THE MAKER’S LOGO: "WESTERN, BOULDER COLORADO, AND THE PATENT NUMBER". NO NICKS TO BLADE EDGE, BUT IT IS VERY SHARP. STILL PRETTY BRIGHT AND COULD USE A CLEANING. THE BEST PART ON THE BLADE IS THE LETTERS " P O W " PRETTY HEAVILY SCRATCHED INTO THE BLADE. THIS IS QUITE A UNIQUE ITEM. YOU NEVER SEE THIS. THE MULTI PIECE, DARK BROWN LEATHER GRIP IS IN NICE SHAPE. NO RIPS OR TEARS OR CHUNKS MISSING. THE POMMEL IS THE ALUMINUM TYPE WITH JUST AGE AND SMALL SCUFFS. AT EACH END OF THE GRIP ARE TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF CORDS BRAIDED INTO "REEF" KNOTS. THESE HAVE BEEN HERE A VERY LONG TIME AND ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE AT ALL. REALLY NICE WORKMANSHIP. THE SCABBARD IS BROWN LEATHER IN NICE SHAPE AND HAS BEEN PERIOD RESTITCHED AS SHOWN WITH A WHITE, TWINE LIKE CORD. IT ALSO HAS A WEAVED "REEF KNOT" AT THE TOP OF IT. AGAIN, A DIFFERENT CORD FROM THE OTHER 2 ON THE KNIFE. VERY TIGHT LIKE THE OTHERS. THE BRASS SNAP IS STILL INTACT AND WORKS FINE. THE BEST PART OF THE SCABBARD IS THE WORD " JAVA" LIKHTLY SCRATCHED INTO IT GOING FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. I TRIED TO SHOW IT IN THE PHOTOS, BUT IT IS TOUGH TO PHOTOGRAPH WITH THE LIGHT GLARE. THERE MAY EVEN BE OTHER WORDS I CAN’T MAKE OUT. THIS IS A ONE OF A KIND ITEM FROM A VET WHO WAS A POW. SUPER RARE COLLECTIBLE. GUARANTEED 100% ORIGIONAL. THANKYOU.