Revolutionary War Era

The Bolo Knife is a big cutting tool, kind of like a Machete, which is used mostly within the Philippine and Indonesian jungles. It is also used a lot in Cuba in the Sugar Cane fields. the Bolo is mostly used for clearing out excess vegetation. It is used for blazing trails and for agricultural tasks. Bolos have also historically been used as Military Battle Weapons and were used extensively in the 1898 Philippine Revolution against the Spaniards, in the American War against the Philippines and also in the Commonwealth Period. Any average person could get their hand on a Bolo, since it was first used for farming and agriculture before it made its way into combat. The Filipinos use...

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