Original U.S. Vietnam War Special Forces Counter Insurgency Support Officer Bolo Machete - Banana Knife U.S. Air Force 00 at Morphy Auctions in

00 at Morphy Auctions in December 2020 which can be seen at this link

and therefore are completely legal to own

This bronze plaque is probably made by a foundry in Couvin

a guerrilla liberation war was fought against the Axis occupying forces and their locally established puppet regimes

and the correct stamped brass buckles for the OD Green #3 chin strap

Original U.S. Vietnam War Special Forces Counter Insurgency Support Officer Bolo Machete - Banana Knife U.S. Air Force 00 at Morphy Auctions inOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Counterinsurgency Support Office was established on Okinawa in 1963 to supply clothing, weapons and equipment to Special Forces operating in Vietnam. Principally run by Ben Baker, the office issued standard and untraceable (sterile) gear as well as locally developed items such as the bolo knife, the indigenous rucksack, tiger stripe fatigues and Viet Cong style black pajamas. The SOG Bolo was sourced by Conrad B.