Original U.S. WWI Model 1909 Bolo Knife by Plumb Philadelphia with Scabbard - Dated 1917 U.S. Documents & Books and unfortunately has become detached

and unfortunately has become detached on one end

There is also the number 7273 marked on the rear top of the guard

The ribbon is that of the Austrian Bravery Medal

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Original U.S. WWI Model 1909 Bolo Knife by Plumb Philadelphia with Scabbard - Dated 1917 U.S. Documents & Books and unfortunately has become detachedOriginal Item: Only One Available: The M 1909 Bolo Knife was designed to aid US soldiers with jungle foliage that they found themselves in with incursions into Cuba and the Philippines, where natives used similar sized machetes. It was designed to be carried as a belt knife from its first production at the Springfield Armory in 1909 to its final production in 1915. Only 17,540 were produced at the Springfield Armory, making originals rare on the