Original U.S. WWII USMC Medical Corpsman Bolo Knife with BOYT 1945 Scabbard Category_Rear Sight Assembly the 4th Infantry under the

the 4th Infantry under the command of Colonel Robert Hall escorted Coxey's Army through Washington and Idaho to guard the Northern Pacific Railway from Coxey's men

Definitely a great piece of history

The crossguard has an Eagle perched on laurel leaves

The hilt has much of the the original nickel plating remaining

Most look to be unissued

Original U.S. WWII USMC Medical Corpsman Bolo Knife with BOYT 1945 Scabbard Category_Rear Sight Assembly the 4th Infantry under theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice USMC Medical Corpsman knife with USMC marked and dated leather scabbard. The type used by the Marine Corps in the South Pacific, and like all "Bolo" type knives, were intended as utility tools for clearing brush and light construction. With this knife wood and bamboo could be fashioned into stakes, splints, etc. Though not originally intended as a fighting knife, the close tactics of the Japanese