Original Vietnam War Era Japanese Made M1917 Bolo by KIFFE With WWI Brauer Bros 1918 Dated Scabbard Napoleonic Year of Manufacture: circa 1720

Year of Manufacture: circa 1720

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

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

definitely an interesting wear pattern

Original Vietnam War Era Japanese Made M1917 Bolo by KIFFE With WWI Brauer Bros 1918 Dated Scabbard Napoleonic Year of Manufacture: circa 1720Original 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