Original U.S. WWII USMC Medical Corpsman Bolo Knife by Briddell with BOYT 1943 Scabbard MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets uniformed female troops

uniformed female troops

but it also meant that the gun barrel was put under greater stress

There is past pitting and rust still on the metalwork

and there is the usual wear from the scabbard runners

There is a + M in an oval marking on the barrel next to the receiver

Original U.S. WWII USMC Medical Corpsman Bolo Knife by Briddell with BOYT 1943 Scabbard MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets uniformed female troopsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice, lightly service used USMC Medical Corpsman knife by BRIDELL 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, etc.