Original Scarce WWII Australian 15” Machete with Plastic Handle and Original Sheath - In Excellent Condition - Dated 1945 Japanese Artwork & Posters This ancient handmade blade has

This ancient handmade blade has a Futsu 普通 (regular) Nakago (tang) with Haagari (asymmetrical rounded) nakago-jiri

except for the end

Complete with gilt eagle plate but missing cockade

The metalwork has a lovely worn patina

This style of attachment extends above the scabbard body

Original Scarce WWII Australian 15” Machete with Plastic Handle and Original Sheath - In Excellent Condition - Dated 1945 Japanese Artwork & Posters This ancient handmade blade hasOriginal 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 1945 underneath. The DC indicates that this particular example was fabricated