WW2 US MARINE CORPS MEDICAL CORPSMAN KNIFE AND SCABBARD

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Item Code: 169-658

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Wide bladed knife with rounded point designed to cut wood and bamboo to fashion temporary splints, poles, stakes, stretchers, or whatever else might be necessary to aid or evacuate a casualty in the dense jungles of the Pacific islands. These were made by several makers in both bright and dull finish. This one was made and marked on the left by Chatillon N.Y.- John Chatillon & Sons, established in 1835- with the company name under “U S M C” in larger letters. The blade is one of those made in a dull finish and shows as muted silver gray with small darker gray age spots, more on the right than on the left. The edge along the bottom and around the tip is good. The wood grips are secured by three rivets. The grips are secure and have no chips or cracks, but the finish is gone and there is some thin brown rust on the edges of the blade tang between the grip slabs, which also show a slight gap at the pommel.

The scabbard is the regulation pattern made of heavy brown leather with narrow, blackened brass throat and small grommet at the tip for a tie-down thong. The leather shows some minor rubs, scratches and dark stains from oil, sweat and use, but is solid, complete with wire belt hanger and is nicely marked and dated on the leather holding the hanger USMC/BOYT/45. Based in Des Moines, IA, and a major supplier of leather gear in the war, Boyt was the only maker of these scabbards.

Devoted to saving lives under fire, service as a Marine medical corpsman took a special kind of courage. This merits a place in a collection of US military knives, USMC material, or or one devoted to those selfless medics and corpsmen. [sr][ph:L]

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