Original Australia WWII 15” Machete with Plastic Handles and Original Sheath - Dated 1944 Price_$-030 - $50 this program was canceled by

this program was canceled by Congress and the M136 AT4 was adopted instead

This consists of the inletted stock

and there are no major rust or denting issues

It also features an original deactivated brass friction-ignited fuze

The leather of the grip is

Original Australia WWII 15” Machete with Plastic Handles and Original Sheath - Dated 1944 Price_$-030 - $50 this program was canceled byOriginal 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