Original Scarce Australian WWII 15” Machete with Plastic Handles and Canvas Sheath - Dated 1945 Category_Martini-Henry Rifles the steel blade itself being

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

copper rivets and brass fixtures

with no major cracks

The box is matched to the box and has the same serial number

The cap also has matching rose-pink (rosa) piping along the top edge and flanking either side of the band

Original Scarce Australian WWII 15” Machete with Plastic Handles and Canvas Sheath - Dated 1945 Category_Martini-Henry Rifles the steel blade itself beingOriginal 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