Original Scarce WWII Australian 15” Machete with Plastic Handle and Original Canvas Sheath- In Excellent Condition- Dated 1944 Japanese Holsters There appears to be manufacturer

There appears to be manufacturer mark on the other side over the right ear

We checked the lock action and it is just fine

and King Shaka assigned each a specific hide patterning

forces when they entered into WWI

The pommel is Waffenamt marked and he blade ricasso is also marked with German three letter code 42 fze indicating 1942 manufacture by the well-known maker F

Original Scarce WWII Australian 15” Machete with Plastic Handle and Original Canvas Sheath- In Excellent Condition- Dated 1944 Japanese Holsters There appears to be manufacturerOriginal Item: Only One Available. An excellent example of a WWII Australian Issue Machete, often referred to as a Machete 15 Inch in Australian Army parlance. Beautifully marked with a DD Broadarrow and dated 1944. These machetes, especially in this condition, are quite difficult to find on this side of the globe. This machete is blade marked with D (broadarrow) D with DC 1944 underneath. The DC indicates that this particular example was fabricated