Original U.S. WWII USMC Navy Corpsman Bolo Knife by Chatillon, N.Y. with BOYT 1945 Scabbard British Lancer and the heroic memories of

and the heroic memories of the wheat field would have been for naught if the remnants of the 2nd Battalion had not held Bouresches

The safety is not complete in that the linkage from the bottom end of the side lever to the trigger is absent but clearly this use was the original intention

This weapon is a British pattern 1742 Long Land musket

It has the almost vertical brow typical of late Victorian helmets

Still retains its museum label

Original U.S. WWII USMC Navy Corpsman Bolo Knife by Chatillon, N.Y. with BOYT 1945 Scabbard British Lancer and the heroic memories ofOriginal 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