Original U.S. Vietnam War Named 5th Special Forces Group Souvenir Hatchet - Post War Creation Manufacture Type_Original Items both offered in good condition

both offered in good condition

These were intended to replace Philippine currency following the invasion and subsequent occupation by the forces of Imperial Japan

It is marked on the tang with the "cloverleaf" emblem of the Kokura Military Arsenal (小倉陸軍造兵廠 Kokura Rikugun Zōheishō)

the 82nd Infantry Division became the first airborne division of the United States Army

who abdicated in 1808

Original U.S. Vietnam War Named 5th Special Forces Group Souvenir Hatchet - Post War Creation Manufacture Type_Original Items both offered in good conditionOriginal Items: One of a kind. Fantastic looking Lagana tomahawk style Vietnam MACV SOG 5th Special Forces Group marked small souvenir hatchet. We believe this was done post Vietnam War (1980s?) but it does appear to old and has excellent eye appeal. Therefore, the price has been set to reflect a post war creation. The hatchet bears the 5th SFG flash with Captains bars and reads: 5th S. F. G HATCHET FORCE CPT. H. J. STEERS SFOD B 36 3RD MSFC LONG HAI