Original U.S. WWI Model 1917 Bolo Knife by Plumb Philadelphia with Canvas Scabbard by Brauer Bros. Category_MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets with little sign of oxidation

with little sign of oxidation

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with a date of 1938 stamped inside

It also has a short bit of leather strapping nails to the butt to create two 12 gauge cartridge loops

Original U.S. WWI Model 1917 Bolo Knife by Plumb Philadelphia with Canvas Scabbard by Brauer Bros. Category_MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets with little sign of oxidationOriginal 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