Original U.S. WWII USMC Medical Corpsman Bolo Knife by Briddell with BOYT 1943 Scabbard MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets while the trigger guard is

while the trigger guard is marked with 5408 / c

There is a + M in an oval marking on the barrel next to the receiver

opened the line of supply or "Cracker Line" to the Army of the Cumberland

much on the lines of the famous German MG 08 of WW1 fame

Below the shells printed in white capital letters on the black background are the words: “Take them to your meat dealer

Original U.S. WWII USMC Medical Corpsman Bolo Knife by Briddell with BOYT 1943 Scabbard MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets while the trigger guard isOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice, lightly service used USMC Medical Corpsman knife by BRIDELL 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. Corpsmen were issued bolos with the intention of being able to cut wood and bamboo to be fashioned into stakes, splints, etc.