Original WWII U.S. OSS Philippine Guerilla Machete with Original Leather Sheath No Return The pommel is the classic

The pommel is the classic SMF type

maker marked PW and 43 (Philip M

but we can make out M S & U Ltd 1943 on both with Broadarrow stamps

making it very attractive

Original WWII issue first aid web pouch dated 1944

Original WWII U.S. OSS Philippine Guerilla Machete with Original Leather Sheath No Return The pommel is the classicOriginal 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