Original U.S. WWII USMC Bolo Knife by Chatillon, N.Y. with BOYT 1944 Scabbard Antique Wheellock Firearms Original chinstrap is present but

Original chinstrap is present but stiff

Unlike some

though unlike many is not nickel plated

one bamboo securing peg still present

the colors cannot be seen

Original U.S. WWII USMC Bolo Knife by Chatillon, N.Y. with BOYT 1944 Scabbard Antique Wheellock Firearms Original chinstrap is present butOriginal 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