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Original U.S. WWI Model 1904 Hospital Corps Bolo Knife
Guns International #: 102002260 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Collectibles - WWI - Edged Weapons Post 1900
Seller's Information
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Seller: Elephant & Castle Fine Arms
Company: Elephant & Castle Fine Arms
Member Since: 5/22/07
State: Missouri
Zip: 65721
Country: United States
Phone: (417) 581-4570
Fax: (417) 581-1873
Platinum Seller
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
3 days
Payment Types Accepted: Cashiers Check,Money Order
About Us: 3-Day Inspection does NOT apply to NIB Firearms and does NOT Apply to other Firearms unless the Description in the Listing of the Firearm is Different than what is Shipped.
Description:
U.S. WWI Model 1904 Hospital Corps Bolo Knife
- The M-1904 Hospital Corps Knife was the first of the modern Springfield Armory made edged weapon to carry a serial number
- Serial number 11522
- Has flaming bomb proof
- 9 1/2" blade possible modified
- 16 1/4" overall length
- Designed for use by the U. S. Army Medical Corps, over 40,000 Hospital Corps Knives were made at the Springfield Armory, Springfield, MA between 1904 and 1914
- Like all of the "bolo" knives, these were heavy knives intended for use both as brush clearing devices, as well as weapons
- It 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
Price: $295.00