Original U.S. WWII USMC Medical Corpsman Bolo Knife with BOYT 1943 Scabbard Spade Grip Assembly Issue 3 of "Military Artifact"

Issue 3 of "Military Artifact"

and is on display at Vicksburg National Military Park

The current bayonet for the Valmet M/76 rifle is actually a knife bayonet of traditional style

The Army also replaced the BT-13 with the AT-6 before the end of the war

The fittings are definitely of later manufacture

Original U.S. WWII USMC Medical Corpsman Bolo Knife with BOYT 1943 Scabbard Spade Grip Assembly Issue 3 of "Military Artifact"Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice, lightly service used USMC Medical Corpsman knife by Village Blacksmith 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,