Original U.S. WWII Bring Back Philippine Souvenir Large Bowie Style Knife with Carved Handle Category_Blunderbuss • China-Burma-India shoulder sleeve insignia

• China-Burma-India shoulder sleeve insignia found on left shoulder

returned to the less expensive all steel Sokolov mounts

For an authoritive reference see "FIREARMS OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD" by Robert Elgood Pages 67-76 for an almost identical gun now displayed in The TAREQ RAJAB MUSEUM in KUWAIT

Office of the Commanding Officer

- Multiple books including

Original U.S. WWII Bring Back Philippine Souvenir Large Bowie Style Knife with Carved Handle Category_Blunderbuss • China-Burma-India shoulder sleeve insigniaOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice Bowie style knife from the Philippines, brought back by a USGI after WWII. It is quite impressive, having an very large 11 5 8 inch clip point "Bowie" style blade. The size puts it close to "machete" territory, and it may very well have been intended to clear brush. Overall length of the knife is 17 inches, and has a very nice curved handle, held in place with brass fittings. It also has a very