Submitted Photo by Clay Farrington. Bolo knife 19.5 x 1.5 inches, given to Captain Lewis A. Kimberly, Commander of USS Beneica by the Governor of Cebu, Philippines. USS Beneica participated in the US Expedition to Korea in 1871. Reid's "short man's machete" is arguably a distant cousin made just shy of a century later. Collection of Curator Branch, Accession number 2011-11-1, Naval History and Heritage Command. (US Navy Photo by Clay Farrington/Released).
| Date Taken: | 03.01.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 03.02.2020 23:01 |
| Photo ID: | 6122734 |
| VIRIN: | 200301-N-TG517-528 |
| Resolution: | 1594x713 |
| Size: | 73.31 KB |
| Location: | NORFOLK, VA, US |
| Hometown: | NORFOLK, VA, US |
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