Original U.S. Vietnam War Donald M. Brown Type 2 Bowie Fighting Knife & Sheath Featured in Accompanying Knife World Magazine MG 08-15 Maxim The hilt has a bit

The hilt has a bit of oxidation

It is padded yellow on the underside

assumed leadership of the mission

In between there is just 5" of wooden haft and that is presumably where one holds the spear

Original U.S. Vietnam War Donald M. Brown Type 2 Bowie Fighting Knife & Sheath Featured in Accompanying Knife World Magazine MG 08-15 Maxim The hilt has a bitOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a tremendously scarce Vietnam War Bowie Knife named to Donald L. Brown, who was a well known knife maker during World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam. Brown produced roughly 250 Bowie knives for military men serving in Southeast Asia early during the Vietnam Conflict. This knife was featured in Knife World Magazine, 2007, which is included as shown. The knife is stamped D. L. BROWN X01 on the crossguard and