Original U.S. WWI Model 1917 Bolo Knife by Plumb St. Louis with Canvas Scabbard Cover - No Scabbard - Dated 1918 Category_Brunswick Guns however there is a maker

however there is a maker mark on the intact leather tab

Bockhöfer was only 19 at the time

where it is signed Tim Shields

with lots of the factory darkening

which is definitely from well after WWII

Original U.S. WWI Model 1917 Bolo Knife by Plumb St. Louis with Canvas Scabbard Cover - No Scabbard - Dated 1918 Category_Brunswick Guns however there is a makerOriginal 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