Original U.S. WWII USMC Bolo Knife by Chatillon, N.Y. with BOYT 1945 Scabbard German Army Heer A brief history of how

A brief history of how this model came to being- The shortened 39" barrel Brown Bess musket was first developed and adopted by the EIC in 1771

Remember this is from a time a good 100 years BEFORE an electric light and a pretty miserable time it must have been too

The forward move of the squadron enabled it to begin attacks on shipping along the coast of China and to escort bombers flying missions to Taiwan

This is an excellent combat-used example of the classic Type 92 Tetsubo (鉄帽 - "steel cap")

this puts date of manufacture some time between 1942-1946

Original U.S. WWII USMC Bolo Knife by Chatillon, N.Y. with BOYT 1945 Scabbard German Army Heer A brief history of howOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice USMC Medical Corpsman knife by Chatillon 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