1918 style Scabbard and WWII USMC Bolo Knife In excellent unused condition, the bright blade has a few spots of discoloration, maker marked "The Clyde Cutlery Co Clyde Ohio USA". Wood handle has a few minor storage dents. Leather scabbard stamped "U.S. Boyt 42", shows some minor scratches and rivet verdigris. The USMC Hospital Corpsman Knife was issued by the Marine Corps during World War II. It was a bolo type knife intended for clearing brush and for cutting wood for litters or shelter poles. The USMC Hospital Corpsman Knife scabbard is stitched leather with a brass riveted throat and a brass grommet hole at the tip. The back of the scabbard has an M1910 pistol belt hook attached by a heavy riveted and stitched loop of leather. Just below the hook, the leather was stamped with three rows of letters