Original Australian WWII 1945 Machete with Bakelite Grips and Canvas Scabbard Nepalese Cache Extras Operation Compass

Operation Compass

Across the Rhine

ready for combat

keepsakes and so much more

Original Australian WWII 1945 Machete with Bakelite Grips and Canvas Scabbard Nepalese Cache Extras Operation CompassOriginal Item: Only One Available. A little seen Australian WW2 machete that has bakelite grips instead of wood as used on previous versions. It is typically found with a canvas sheath, evidently a leather sheath was issued prior to the adoption of the canvas sheath This machete is marked D [broad arrow] D above DC 45. The manufacturer was Die Casters Pty Ltd a Melbourne based firm and it was produced in 1945. Die Casters were precision molding