Original WWII U.S. OSS Philippine Guerilla Machete with Original Leather Sheath Antique Gun Parts Despite superior military strength

Despite superior military strength

They continue to be a presence on modern day battlefields

Most visibly

The first marking is rather faint and partially incomplete making it difficult to identify the manufacturer

At first this was an Austrian affair

Original WWII U.S. OSS Philippine Guerilla Machete with Original Leather Sheath Antique Gun Parts Despite superior military strengthOriginal 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