Original U.S. WWI Model 1917 Bolo Knife by Plumb Philadelphia with Canvas Scabbard - dated 1917 & 1918 U.S. Badges The blade is enclosed in

The blade is enclosed in a carved birchwood scabbard cut so very thin that it seems almost impossible to achieve by hand

The zipper is by TALON and fully functional

and when the Museum was finally disbanded the scabbards could not longer be found

200 metres (4

Original U.S. WWI Model 1917 Bolo Knife by Plumb Philadelphia with Canvas Scabbard - dated 1917 & 1918 U.S. Badges The blade is enclosed inOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice Model 1917 C. T. Bolo knife, manufactured by Fayette R. Plumb Inc, whose main 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 at 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