Original U.S. WWII USMC Medical Corpsman Bolo Knife with BOYT 1943 Scabbard French Militaria and lots of silver wire

and lots of silver wire inlay

these are classic 7x56 German military issue in WWII

with holes at the ends of each arm

a book by Shelby Stanton

24 in) with a weight of approximately

Original U.S. WWII USMC Medical Corpsman Bolo Knife with BOYT 1943 Scabbard French Militaria and lots of silver wireOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice, lightly service used USMC Medical Corpsman knife by Village Blacksmith 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. Corpsmen were issued bolos with the intention of being able to cut wood and bamboo to be fashioned into stakes, splints,