Original U.S. WWII Named USMC Custom Knuckle Duster Fighting Knife made from WWI 1917 Bolo Knife and Metal Scabbard Category_Martini-Henry Parts whenever possible

whenever possible

We go up onto Normandy

it is nice to see a hewer with this kind of preservation to the hilt as the base metal is pot metal and often the plating did not hold up well

including a 1918 date

it was also produced under license in significant numbers in Belgium

Original U.S. WWII Named USMC Custom Knuckle Duster Fighting Knife made from WWI 1917 Bolo Knife and Metal Scabbard Category_Martini-Henry Parts whenever possibleOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a really great example of one of the many custom made Knuckle Duster Fighting knives made during WWII, utilizing obsolete or damaged edged weapons from U. S. Supplies. This knife started life as a WWI Issue Model 1917 C. T. Bolo Knife, manufactured by Fayette R. Plumb Inc, whose factory was in the Bridesburg region of Philadelphia, PA. This model was a moderate simplification of the earlier 1910 Bolo made by