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This is one of my favourites. Passed to me on the death of my father, I well remember him clearing brambles etc with it when we had an allotment a great memory.
An American M1909 pattern Bolo dated 1917 by Plumb Works Philadelphia. Made for the American forces it was a duel purpose knife used for clearing jungle and as a fighting knife. A very simple design but beautifully balanced, heavy, the blade is a 1/4" thick and over a foot long but extremely strong. This particular pattern is quite rare in America over here they are like 'rocking horse manure'.
It was given to my father in the early 1920s by a friend who had fought in WW1 and who had bought it back from France. It is therefore safe to assume it came across the Atlantic with the American forces, in the confinement of a trench it would have been a lethal hand held weapon, a weapon of choice.
But its great for downing brambles etc as well............
An American M1909 pattern Bolo dated 1917 by Plumb Works Philadelphia. Made for the American forces it was a duel purpose knife used for clearing jungle and as a fighting knife. A very simple design but beautifully balanced, heavy, the blade is a 1/4" thick and over a foot long but extremely strong. This particular pattern is quite rare in America over here they are like 'rocking horse manure'.
It was given to my father in the early 1920s by a friend who had fought in WW1 and who had bought it back from France. It is therefore safe to assume it came across the Atlantic with the American forces, in the confinement of a trench it would have been a lethal hand held weapon, a weapon of choice.
But its great for downing brambles etc as well............
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