Original U.S. WWII USMC Medical Corpsman Bolo Knife by Chatillon with BOYT 1943 Scabbard Military Books & Documents 000 M1865 Spencer carbines

000 M1865 Spencer carbines

but USGIs who captured them often would use them extensively

It weighs about 22 pounds

Most of the paint is missing

’ It is a sturdy cotton and has been stitched together

Original U.S. WWII USMC Medical Corpsman Bolo Knife by Chatillon with BOYT 1943 Scabbard Military Books & Documents 000 M1865 Spencer carbinesOriginal 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