Original U.S. WWI Model 1917 Bolo Knife by Plumb St. Louis with Canvas Scabbard Cover - No Scabbard - Dated 1918 Category_Brunswick Guns showing use but still retaining

showing use but still retaining the original stock cartouche on the left side

with lots of the factory darkening

when the General Headquarters of the American Expeditionary Forces issued General Order 198 organizing the Third Army and announcing its headquarters staff

however there is a maker mark on the intact leather tab

where it is signed Tim Shields

Original U.S. WWI Model 1917 Bolo Knife by Plumb St. Louis with Canvas Scabbard Cover - No Scabbard - Dated 1918 Category_Brunswick Guns showing use but still retainingOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a 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 scabbard