Original U.S. WWI Model 1917 Bolo Knife by Plumb with Canvas Scabbard - dated 1918 Original Display Machine Guns or minesweepers

or minesweepers

Upon close examination is appears the cap

This "other ranks" cap is the very rare early type with the large RZM tag affixed to the top panel of the interior

It also has an NCO's name marked on the liner

Overall length of the sight is 19 inches

Original U.S. WWI Model 1917 Bolo Knife by Plumb with Canvas Scabbard - dated 1918 Original Display Machine Guns or minesweepersOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice Model 1917 C. T. Bolo knife, manufactured by Fayette R. Plumb Inc, whose main factory was in the Bridesburg region of Philadelphia, PA. They had another factory, just constructed, in St. Louis as well, and 1917 bolos were produced at both. This model was a moderate simplification of the earlier 1910 Bolo made by Springfield Armory. The main difference is the lack of the catch mechanism on the