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US MOD 1917-TYPE BOLO VIETNAM FIGHTING KNIFE KIFFE JAPAN WWII FIGHTING KNIFE

$ 131.97

Availability: 88 in stock
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Conflict: Vietnam (1961-75)
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Condition: THIS 1917 BOLO WAS MADE BY KIFFE (JAPAN) DURING THE VIET NAM WAR. WWI MODEL 1910 BRAUER BROS SCABBARD. THE BOLO AND THE SCABBARD ARE BOTH IN EXCELLENT CONDITION!...SEE PICS. THIS PIECE IS EXCEPTIONALLY RARE!!! IT HAS EXTREMELY SHARP ORIGINAL BEVELED EDGES. THE POLISHED, BLUED BLADE IS IN MINT, UNUSED, UNISSUED CONDITION!!...SEE ALL PICS.

    Description

    VINTAGE, ORIGINAL US MODEL VIETNAM BOLO
    KIFFE JAPAN
    EXTREMELY RARE, VERY EARLY EXAMPLE WITH SHARP, BEVELED BLADE EDGES AND POLISHED, BLUED BLADE...SEE PICS.
    THESE BOLOS WERE AVAILABLE TO  UNITS OF "IN-COUNTRY" TROOPS DURING THE VIETNAM WAR.
    THEY WERE MADE BY KIFFE IN JAPAN...SEE PICS.
    THE SCABBARD IS A WWI M-1910 BRAUER BROS. SCABBARD, WITH THE HOOK THAT ENGAGES THE CROSS GUARD AND BELT HOOKS...SEE PICS.
    THE SCABBARD IS STAMPED "1917" AND "M.S." INSPECTOR'S INITIALS...SEE PICS.
    HEAVY, 10 1/2" X 2 1/8" X .25" POLISHED BLUED BLADE IS IN MINT, UNUSED, UNISSUED CONDITION!!!...SEE PICS.
    THE EDGES ARE BEVELED AND REMAIN EXTREMELY SHARP...SEE PICS.
    THE GRIPS ARE A HARDENED PLASTIC MATERIAL, SECURED BY THREE LARGE BRASS RIVETS...SEE PICS.
    THE GRIP LOOKS SIMILAR TO THE ORIGINAL COLLINS GRIPS OF WWII...SEE PICS.
    THE GRIPS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION!!...SEE PICS.
    THE US MODEL 1910 BRAUER BROS. SCABBARD IS STAMPED "1917" AND "M.S.", AND IS ALSO IN EXCELLENT, OVERALL CONDITION!!...SEE PICS.
    "KIFFE" AND "JAPAN" ARE CLEARLY STAMPED ON THE CROSS GUARD...SEE PICS.
    ALL PARTS ARE TIGHT AND "ROCK-SOLID", WITH NO MOVEMENT, AT ALL!
    THIS IS AN EXTREMELY RARE AND VERY EARLY EXAMPLE, WITH SHARP, BEVELED EDGES AND POLISHED BLUED BLADE...SEE PICS.
    THIS IS A VERY HEAVY-DUTY, SOLID, EDGED WEAPON!!...SEE PICS.
    UNUSED, UN-ISSUED, NEVER-CARRIED CONDITION!!...SEE ALL PICS.
    Ships to lower 48.
    Please call with any questions...262 783 9828 land