Original U.S. WWII USMC Medical Corpsman Bolo Knife by Clyde Cutlery with BOYT 1944 Scabbard Japanese Documents and Books in support of combat ground

in support of combat ground forces in the Republic of Vietnam

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

horizontal Fore Grip and Grip Mount which has been carefully removed from the demilled receiver

Years of cleaning have unfortunately removed the original stock cartouches

many fliers traded their B3s for D1s

Original U.S. WWII USMC Medical Corpsman Bolo Knife by Clyde Cutlery with BOYT 1944 Scabbard Japanese Documents and Books in support of combat groundOriginal 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