Original Scarce WWII Australian 15” Machete with Plastic Handle and Original Sheath - In Excellent Condition - Dated 1944 Spanish Militaria - Sword/Dagger Portepee

- Sword/Dagger Portepee

as used by the 82-BM-37 & 82-PM-41/43 Mortars

It also is marked on the bottom of the butt stock with JOS in an oval and WHY

This coincided with the new tubular magazine design

The battalion participated in a six-month rotation as part of the Kosovo Force (KFOR) in 2000

Original Scarce WWII Australian 15” Machete with Plastic Handle and Original Sheath - In Excellent Condition - Dated 1944 Spanish Militaria - Sword/Dagger PortepeeOriginal 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