Original Scarce Australian WWII 15” Machete with Plastic Handles and Canvas Sheath - Dated 1945 Category_Martini-Henry Rifles The blade is still factory

The blade is still factory sharpened with no signs of additional sharpening

copper rivets and brass fixtures

but is quite temperamental

On 1 July 1942 it was redesignated the 36th Armored Infantry Regiment

the steel blade itself being just 8" x 6" mounted on a wood handle

Original Scarce Australian WWII 15” Machete with Plastic Handles and Canvas Sheath - Dated 1945 Category_Martini-Henry Rifles The blade is still factoryOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely "salty" service used example of a WWII Australian Issue Machete, often referred to as a Machete 15 Inch in Australian Army parlance. Correctly marked with a DD "Broad arrow" and dated 1945, these machetes are quite difficult to find on this side of the globe, especially with the original canvas scabbard. This machete is blade marked faintly with D (Broad Arrow) D with DC 1945 underneath. The DC