Original U.S. WWI Model 1917 Bolo Knife by Plumb Philadelphia with Canvas Scabbard - dated 1918 Category_Water Jacket Assembly Overall in good used issued

Overall in good used issued condition this comes with an all steel field scabbard with two permanently affixed mounting rings on each side of the throat

and the fact that the paratroopers of the 101st had already achieved many of their objectives

These "modified" models are extremely scarce and very hard to find

instead of ending up in Africa

Original U.S. WWI Model 1917 Bolo Knife by Plumb Philadelphia with Canvas Scabbard - dated 1918 Category_Water Jacket Assembly Overall in good used issuedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice Model 1917 C. T. Bolo manufactured by Fayette R. Plumb Inc, whose 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 in 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 scabbard and