U.S. WWII 1943 SWI Machete Category_Accessories Mismatched serial numbers

Mismatched serial numbers

the top jaw and screw are gone and an ugly iron band put around the front to hold it together

The inside of the cap is lined in a champagne-colored cotton

the very best around

On 19 April 1945 the division

U.S. WWII 1943 SWI Machete Category_Accessories Mismatched serial numbersNew Made Item: These machetes were made by Ontario Knife Company for Shreck Wholesale Industries in the 1970's. They are not World War Two issue machetes. Interestingly, S. W. I. machetes were inserted into M. H. Coles book U. S. Military Knives Bayonets & Machetes and at that point were "legitimized" as genuine WWII collectibles. Nevertheless, its a wonderful 18 blade measuring 23 in overall length and is an impressive and affordable machete with a