Original U.S. Vietnam War Era Special Forces Counter Insurgency Support Officer Presentation Bolo Machete - Sergeant Ed Buchli 1967 - 1968 Empire Edged Weapons - x2 Ammunition Cloth Bandoliers:

- x2 Ammunition Cloth Bandoliers: Good condition with no significant damage

This is a rather scarce Defense Bond Poster dating from the onset of the Korean War (1950)

Stick measures approximately 26" in height

The regiment was first raised by Thomas Hickman-Windsor

It has several faint markings including a partial maker’s mark reading TH and the numbers 5 and 8 below that

Original U.S. Vietnam War Era Special Forces Counter Insurgency Support Officer Presentation Bolo Machete - Sergeant Ed Buchli 1967 - 1968 Empire Edged Weapons - x2 Ammunition Cloth Bandoliers:Original Item: One Of A Kind. The Counterinsurgency Support Office was established on Okinawa in 1963 to supply clothing, weapons and equipment to Special Forces operating in Vietnam. Principally run by Ben Baker, the office issued standard and untraceable (sterile) gear as well as locally developed items such as the bolo knife, the indigenous rucksack, tiger stripe fatigues and Viet Cong style black pajamas. The SOG Bolo was sourced by Conrad B.