United States. A Marine Corps Bolo Knife With Boyt Leather Sheath 1943 Auction Archive of identical appearance and construction

of identical appearance and construction

touches of black and red embroidery in the lion and maroon felt in the crown

Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Charles Burness

his citation appearing in the Supplement to the London Gazette 29968 of Friday

The stag’s leg crossguard transitions into a curved handguard with oak leaf designs connecting to a pommel in the form of a finely-detailed double-sided wolf’s head

United States. A Marine Corps Bolo Knife With Boyt Leather Sheath 1943 Auction Archive of identical appearance and constructionThis bolo knife features a 285 mm long steel blade, magnetic, with a very sharp edge and a very sharp rounded end forming the tip, along with a very wide spine. The blade exhibits a very bright finish and is marked "U. S. M. C. CHATILLON, N. Y." (United States Marine Corps; manufacturer: John Chatillon & Sons Company of New York) in the centre portion of the blade on the reverse, measuring 285 mm in length. The blade and the core of the handle is one