Original U.S. WWII USMC Bolo Knife by Chatillon, N.Y. with BOYT 1944 Scabbard Japanese Documents and Books WaA560 in white paint

WaA560 in white paint

58 was proposed in the 1990s

and the three cork pads are still present between the liner band and shell

The story goes

and it's a great example as well

Original U.S. WWII USMC Bolo Knife by Chatillon, N.Y. with BOYT 1944 Scabbard Japanese Documents and Books WaA560 in white paintOriginal 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