Knives: WW1 1917 Mod Plumb Phila.1918 Military Issue Bolo Knife - $450 (Alamo Ranch Area)

(((CASH & CARRY ONLY, OR PREPAY TO SHIP - NO TAX))) For Sale by Owner: WWI 1917 Mod Plumb Philadelphia 1918 Military issue bolo knife with its original A.
K.
Co.
1918 Scabbard.
Both are stamped/dated and in excellent condition.
The Plumb bolo is a beast.
The knife only over all length is 15+ inches, with a blade that is 10 & 1/4 inches in length and very thick at nearly 1/4" (see photo) and weighs sightly over 1.
5 lbs.
The scabbard made by and stamped "A.
K.
Co.
" (American Knife Company) over "1918" over "R.
H.
S.
" (inspector's initials) The bolo knife was used for combat, trailblazing, clearing areas designated for artillery and machine gunners, digging trenches etc.
They were also used to stabilize machine guns' repetitive kickback at the two front legs of the tripods by pounding the bolos into the ground next to the tripod front legs and tying them around the bolo knife and through the hole that is at the top side of the guard.
Condition: The 1917 Plumb bolo in excellent condition.
It has no bad, red or black rust and no pitting.
It has mahogany wood handles with no breaks, chips or cracks.
The scabbard is also in excellent condition.
It has the outer liner that is made of canvas with a large portion near the tip made of a thick leather that is double stitched and has a steel drain hole at the very tip.
The inner part of the scabbard consists of a steel throat at the entry point that is attached to a hickory wood insert.
The hickory wood insert is wrapped with a rawhide cover that is hand stitched and serves as natural weatherproofs for the hickory wood insert and the bolo blade.
(((See Last 2 Photos of identical Plumb bolo with the hickory wood insert wrapped in hand stitched rawhide ))) History: In WW1 an Army infantry soldier, Henry Johnson was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his valor.
He and a comrade were out numbered while under attack by 20-24 German soldiers.
Henry Johnson went on the offensive, jumping out of the trenches with a 1917 Mod Plumb bolo in hand after exhausting his 3 round magazine French rifle and grenades, killing several and shocking the rest into fleeing.
Read about Congressional Medal Of Honor recipient, Henry Johnson, and see an identical 1917 Mod Plumb bolo similar to the one Henry Johnson used to fight against 20-24 German soldiers.
Henry saved his comrade's life --(and his unit & French regiment)-- who, at the time, was wounded and being carried off by German soldiers in this first link (or copy & paste) here: https://www.
oldgunsguy.
com/home/the-most-metal-nickname-of-ww1-model-1917-bolo This 2nd link gives a more descriptive, accurate story of Henry Johnson's valor in the wee hours on that night of May 15th, 1918: https://www.
nationalguard.
mil/News/Article/1515966/wwi-hero-henry-johnson-fought-for-his-life-with-a-bolo-knife/ The bolo knife is said to have been created by the influence of the Khukuri (Nepalese machete and their nation's weapon of choice) Price: $450 Any questions please feel free to contact me through CL's safe and secure relay message system.
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