Original U.S. WWI Model 1917 Bolo Knife by Plumb St. Louis with Canvas Scabbard Cover - No Scabbard - Dated 1918 Category_Brunswick Guns flat plates of ballistic ceramic

flat plates of ballistic ceramic formed into the shape of a torso

however there is a maker mark on the intact leather tab

which is definitely from well after WWII

showing use but still retaining the original stock cartouche on the left side

Original U.S. WWI Model 1917 Bolo Knife by Plumb St. Louis with Canvas Scabbard Cover - No Scabbard - Dated 1918 Category_Brunswick Guns flat plates of ballistic ceramicOriginal 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