an unmarked (STERILE) curved blade ("banana" shaped) jungle knife, about 16" overall with an 11" blade, sharpened on the inside edge around to the curved-tip for chopping, with an unfinished wooden handle and housed in a canvas scabbard; it was issued to U.S. Army advisory and recon team members instead of the longer (16"BL) MACHETE; see BOLO, KNIFE.