Original U.S. WWII USMC Bolo Knife with BOYT 1943 Scabbard Antique Gun Parts the Battalion became a regiment

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Scabbard length: 35 ¾”

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Original U.S. WWII USMC Bolo Knife with BOYT 1943 Scabbard Antique Gun Parts the Battalion became a regimentOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice USMC Medical Corpsman knife attributed to 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