thorin6 Posted February 26, 2016 Share #1 Posted February 26, 2016 I picked this up at the Raleigh, NC show in January. It has the early scabbard with a brown enamel covering the brass throat and a leather hanger. It joins a number of other bolos I've picked up over the years, but it is the earliest one I've acquired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorin6 Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share #2 Posted February 26, 2016 Other side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorin6 Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share #3 Posted February 26, 2016 Blade Markings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorin6 Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share #4 Posted February 26, 2016 Other side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorin6 Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share #5 Posted February 26, 2016 Scabbard markings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorin6 Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share #6 Posted February 26, 2016 And on the body of the sheath; I'm assuming the AA are the inspector's initials at RIA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swmdo Posted February 26, 2016 Share #7 Posted February 26, 2016 I like the hospital corpsman bolo very nice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misfit 45 Posted February 26, 2016 Share #8 Posted February 26, 2016 Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camillus Posted February 26, 2016 Share #9 Posted February 26, 2016 nice find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted February 26, 2016 Share #10 Posted February 26, 2016 Those bolos are massive. It's like carrying a small axe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKIPH Posted February 26, 2016 Share #11 Posted February 26, 2016 Nice! Love the craftsmanship on these bolos. SKIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw517 Posted February 26, 2016 Share #12 Posted February 26, 2016 Sorry to ask but what did they use these for in the hospitals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atb Posted February 26, 2016 Share #13 Posted February 26, 2016 Sorry to ask but what did they use these for in the hospitals? Obviously for field use by Army Hospital Corps personnel-- the "medics" of the period. Clearing brush, cutting field expedient splints and etc; a tool, not a weapon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw517 Posted February 26, 2016 Share #14 Posted February 26, 2016 I had a image in my mind that was rather unpleasant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdk0911 Posted February 26, 2016 Share #15 Posted February 26, 2016 very nice example!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyndallTB Posted November 18, 2016 Share #16 Posted November 18, 2016 Nice Bolo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorin6 Posted November 18, 2016 Author Share #17 Posted November 18, 2016 Nice Bolo! Thanks, I like that it has the earlier sheath; somewhat hard to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still-A-Marine Posted November 19, 2016 Share #18 Posted November 19, 2016 I think they are the best looking of all the bolos. Very nice! Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Trzaska Posted November 19, 2016 Share #19 Posted November 19, 2016 Just a point of trivia but it is a Model of or M1905 not 1904. Labeled as the 1904 by collectors due to the first date stamping on the blade many years ago and it stuck. Just like the V44 saga... As my old friend Carter Rila used to say, Nomenclature matters. Your scabbard is also a Model of 1905, the later style with the Krag type swivel is the Model of 1908. All the best Frank Trzaska Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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