Original U.S. WWI Model 1917 Bolo Knife by Plumb Philadelphia with Canvas Scabbard - dated 1918 Swords At the end of the

At the end of the war Walter shipped home some war trophies that he collected in Germany

there definitely have been helmet plates used on this helmet

while the grip rivets are the later aluminum style

There are slash type hip pockets with a watch pocket and a single rear pocket that has a scalloped

The 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions had recently disengaged from operations in Holland and were training and refitting in base camps in the Reims-Suippes-Sissonne area of France

Original U.S. WWI Model 1917 Bolo Knife by Plumb Philadelphia with Canvas Scabbard - dated 1918 Swords At the end of theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice Model 1917 C. T. Bolo manufactured by Fayette R. Plumb Inc, whose 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 in 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 and