Original U.S. WWII USMC Bolo Knife by Chatillon, N.Y. with BOYT 1945 Scabbard Receiver Top Cover "Defense of the Reich" and

"Defense of the Reich" and Western Front

The blue triangle indicates the type of lubricant that was to be used

DER REITSTIEFEL-SPEZIALIST

probably wheat or rice

Original U.S. WWII USMC Bolo Knife by Chatillon, N.Y. with BOYT 1945 Scabbard Receiver Top Cover "Defense of the Reich" andOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice USMC Medical Corpsman knife by Chatillon with USMC marked and dated leather scabbard. The type used by the Marine Corps in the South Pacific, and like all "Bolo" type knives, were intended as utility tools for clearing brush and light construction. With this knife wood and bamboo could be fashioned into stakes, splints, etc. Though not originally intended as a fighting knife, the close tactics of