Original U.S. WWII USMC Medical Corpsman Bolo Knife by Clyde Cutlery with BOYT 1944 Scabbard Japanese Documents and Books 24 06/11/1944 Bernay/St Martin (#88)

24    06/11/1944    Bernay/St Martin (#88)

Civil War of the 1860s

It is maker marked L/52 on the bottom under the clasp

Years of cleaning have unfortunately removed the original stock cartouches

Year of Manufacture: 1883 - factory modified 1884

Original U.S. WWII USMC Medical Corpsman Bolo Knife by Clyde Cutlery with BOYT 1944 Scabbard Japanese Documents and Books 24 06/11/1944 Bernay/St Martin (#88)Original Item: Only Clyde Cutlery 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. Though not originally intended as a fighting knife, the close tactics of the Japanese