Original U.S. WWII USMC Medical Corpsman Bolo Knife by Briddell with BOYT 1943 Scabbard MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets Below the shells printed in

Below the shells printed in white capital letters on the black background are the words: “Take them to your meat dealer

much on the lines of the famous German MG 08 of WW1 fame

and there is the usual wear from the scabbard runners

when the 3d Vietnamese Marine Battalion made contact with a much stronger Viet Cong force using extremely heavy fire including 4

It was heavily involved with exporting edged weapons to South American countries in the late 19th and early 20th century

Original U.S. WWII USMC Medical Corpsman Bolo Knife by Briddell with BOYT 1943 Scabbard MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets Below the shells printed inOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice, lightly service used USMC Medical Corpsman knife by BRIDELL 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.