The M-1910 Bolo Knife was adopted to be used for clearing
brush and foliage from fields of fire or for cutting through jungle
growth. Issued concurrently with the larger M-1909 Bolo Knife, the
M-1910
Bolo Knife was produced at the Springfield Armory between 1910 and
1917.
Official armory records indicated just under 60,000 were produced.
Many
Springfield Armory made M-1910 Bolo Knives were later blued and
re-issued for
WWII. Records indicate the M-1910 Bolo Knife was primarily issued
to machine gun companies for clearing fields of fire, and possibly
to signal units for clearing brush to string land lines.
Variant:
In 1917 Plumb and American Cutlery also were contracted to make
parkerized bolo knives often designated the M-1917 Bolo by collectors.
Later bolo knives of all producers were made without catches. |