Original U.S. Vietnam War Special Forces Counter Insurgency Support Officer Bolo Machete - Banana Knife Category_Water Jacket Assembly (E) of the 5th Marine

(E) of the 5th Marine Regiment

Complete with partial ORIGINAL Scabbard

A nice little insignia collection for a veteran of the 17th Airborne Division who fought in WW2

and includes the original unbroken chinstrap

It is also missing the cockade that would usually be attached to the front top

Original U.S. Vietnam War Special Forces Counter Insurgency Support Officer Bolo Machete - Banana Knife Category_Water Jacket Assembly (E) of the 5th MarineOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Counterinsurgency Support Office was established on Okinawa in 1963 to supply clothing, weapons and equipment to Special Forces operating in Vietnam. Principally run by Ben Baker, the office issued standard and untraceable (sterile) gear as well as locally developed items such as the bolo knife, the indigenous rucksack, tiger stripe fatigues and Viet Cong style black pajamas. The SOG Bolo was sourced by Conrad B.