Original U.S. WWII USMC Bolo Knife by Chatillon, N.Y. with BOYT 1944 Scabbard Brown Bess This stamped sheet steel construction

This stamped sheet steel construction helmet retains close to 100% of its original textured paint

contractor 60 stands for firm Gustav L

Fully operational

still stitched in place

and the fittings are all silver-plated brass

Original U.S. WWII USMC Bolo Knife by Chatillon, N.Y. with BOYT 1944 Scabbard Brown Bess This stamped sheet steel constructionOriginal 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