M1910 Bolo Knife with Push Button Scabbard Catch: Springfield 1912

Scarce M1910 bolo has the push button scabbard catch that was omitted on the later 1917 and 1917  C.T. pattern knives. Ricasso is stamped "S. A. / [Ordnance Bomb]  / 1912" and "U.S. / 19237" on the reverse.  Blade is finished bright with a few very light blemishes.  Hilt has slight traces of blued finish mixed with dark plumb patina, has walnut grip scales with a bit of material loss on the underside.  Includes a good early light olive web covered rawhide scabbard.  For every couple of hundred Bolos we handle, we are lucky if only one is this early style. Scarce blade missing from most collections.. and as scarce as the knives are, the correct old scabbards are doubly so - most of the examples that we have had were in surplus 1917 and 1918 dated scabbards.  $200 - $300