Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces 23” Machete by True Temper (American Fork & Hoe) in AAF Marked Scabbard - Dated 1945 Japanese Militaria and a silver and pink

and a silver and pink colored end knot

and there are still remnants of a leather bayonet frog attached to the end of the scabbard

Complete with US embossed on holster flap and 18" strap with brass buckle

most of which is worn away

showing wear and powder burn

Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces 23” Machete by True Temper (American Fork & Hoe) in AAF Marked Scabbard - Dated 1945 Japanese Militaria and a silver and pinkOriginal Item: Only One Available. Most of the early tools associated with the name TRUE TEMPER can be described as hand tools with wood handles. They were non motorized and rarely included simple mechanisms. Over 60% of the TRUE TEMPER product line was associated with agriculture, gardening and other forms of outdoor work. Examples of such tools are spades, shovels, forks, hoes, rakes, striking tools (axes, picks, mauls), forged bars and machetes