Original Vietnam War Era Japanese Made M1917 Bolo by KIFFE With WWI Brauer Bros 1918 Dated Scabbard Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns It was fitted with what

It was fitted with what was referred to as an "Old Series" side lock that looks like it was once a flintlock

but lacks visible heat stamps

it was recruited from forestry officials and forest workers and headed by Landesforstmeister Ernst Boden

There are no signs of any repainting

Original Vietnam War Era Japanese Made M1917 Bolo by KIFFE With WWI Brauer Bros 1918 Dated Scabbard Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns It was fitted with whatOriginal 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