Original WWII U.S. OSS Philippine Guerilla Machete with Original Leather Sheath Receiver Top Cover Navy's primary special operations force

Navy's primary special operations force and a component of the Naval Special Warfare Command

The liner is in very good shape

The Nickel-plating is mostly intact

There are some areas of light rust specking

Original WWII U.S. OSS Philippine Guerilla Machete with Original Leather Sheath Receiver Top Cover Navy's primary special operations forceOriginal Item: Only One Available. According to the reference book U. S. Military Knives, Bayonets and Machetes, Book III by M. H. Cole, this machete was manufactured by the Cruver Manufacturing Company. The Machete was unmarked with the intention of not to divulge the country of origin if captured by enemy forces. The machete is believed to have been made for the OSS, with the intention of them to be used in the Philippines in the hands of irregular