U.S. Model 1909 Bolo Knife and Scabbard Spanish Artillery and an original wooden butt

and an original wooden butt stock in near perfect condition

There was a sorting out of pilots into fighter or reconnaissance roles

The trench war went on

To meet legal requirements for a registered trade mark

U.S. Model 1909 Bolo Knife and Scabbard Spanish Artillery and an original wooden buttNew Made Item: The M 1909 Bolo Knife was designed to aid US soldiers with jungle foliage that they found themselves in with incursions into Cuba and the Philippines, where natives used similar sized machetes. It was designed to be carried as a belt knife from its first production at the Springfield Armory in 1909 to its final production in 1915. Only 17,540 were produced at the Springfield Armory making originals rare on the collector's market today.