Original U.S. WWII Pacific Theater Made Machete Fighting Knife with Leather Scabbard Snider Rifles & Bayonets the manufacturers initials FFD and

the manufacturers initials FFD and one leader is stamped with the date 1918

common for edged weapons of the period

[SEP]T 12TH 1848

Unit comes complete with web carry case

which is why you won't find two that are made identically with consistent dimensions

Original U.S. WWII Pacific Theater Made Machete Fighting Knife with Leather Scabbard Snider Rifles & Bayonets the manufacturers initials FFD andOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful U. S. WWII "Theater Made" machete style fighting knife, 15 inches in length, with a heavy 10 5 8 inch long blade. These knives were made by the armorers and engineers, usually in the Pacific theater. The large capital ships needed to have skilled fabricators on board to make repairs and modifications to weapons and gear. Usually the blades were made from existing weapons or from steel components,