Original Vietnam War Era Japanese Made M1917 Bolo by KIFFE With WWI Brauer Bros 1918 Dated Scabbard Napoleonic with the dome brandishing a

with the dome brandishing a celluloid moisture shield that looks brand new

“battle” and “date”

and a screw driven in through the hold in the side to secure it

It was cut out with a rectangular piece of the uniform

The other side of the liner band is covered in dust/dirt that we were not able to remove

Original Vietnam War Era Japanese Made M1917 Bolo by KIFFE With WWI Brauer Bros 1918 Dated Scabbard Napoleonic with the dome brandishing aOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of an M1917 Bolo made by KIFFE, a Japanese based company in the early 1960s. According to retired employees, the company had a very large quantity of the WWI M1917 bolo scabbards and had trouble selling the scabbards without a knife. In order to boost sales, the company had the bolos made in Japan to match with the scabbards. These bolos were near exact copies but had black plastic grip