US Model 1904 (aka 1905) "Bolo" or "Smatchet" Knife
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This is a well made and expensive bolo knife used by military medical corps and very likely engineers. It was used for a variety of purposes, but mostly for
clearing brush to pitch tents in the field (some say for amputation in military field hospitals, but probably not).
It was replaced by the US Model 1909 "Bolo" or "Smatchet" Knife
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