I owned one for a few years although made little use of it. I recall the blade was blued, or rather blacked, rather like a gun barrel. It was also smooth not the matt black textured finish as some knives are finished.
Overall I thought the build and quality, although a no frills item, was good. It felt 'Beefier' than a Kabar, ( sorry I'm not a knife Guru)
On the blade the only markings I remember seeing was a stamped Star of David close to the guard. The sheath was good too with a quality brass snap closure on the safety strap. Altogether I thought it was a more robust knife than the Kabar, of which I've owned the full size version too.
I kept it on my boat close to the Hatchway as a handy heavy duty tool for any task my usual belt knife could not handle. I'm pretty sure that my knife was a genuine made for issue one, unlike some modern Kabars with engravings of John Wayne etc: on the blade...