Original U.S. WWII US Marine Bring Back Philippine Bolo Recovered From Dead Japanese Soldier - Battle of Leyte 1944 French Uniforms the battalion seized Tafarquay Airport

the battalion seized Tafarquay Airport in Oran

Pont-Saint-Pierre is in Northern France in the Normandy region

On top of the helmet is a brass Pickelhaube style spike and base which are secured by a threaded post from the spike

there you have it

as was done when the Austrian helmets were being reconfigured by the Germans

Original U.S. WWII US Marine Bring Back Philippine Bolo Recovered From Dead Japanese Soldier - Battle of Leyte 1944 French Uniforms the battalion seized Tafarquay AirportOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is a fantastic example of a WWII era Filipino Bolo that was captured by a Japanese soldier who was later killed in action by a US Marine during the Battle of Leyte. The Japanese soldier was relieved of this bolo in November of 1944, halfway into the Battle. The Battle of Leyte in the Pacific campaign of World War II was the amphibious invasion of the island of Leyte in the Philippines by American forces and