Original French WWII Era Senegalese Tirailleurs Type Entrenching Machete with Leather Scabbard nChannel Barrel Length: 7 1/2 inches

Barrel Length: 7 1/2 inches

I remember when we flew to Wales

Here we have a very nice set of SS NCO Schulterklappen (Shoulder Straps)

A quantity of tow or a scrap of fabric was wound around the wiper to perform the cleaning

The stock of this example was apparently refinished at some point with some kind of lacquer or varnish

Original French WWII Era Senegalese Tirailleurs Type Entrenching Machete with Leather Scabbard nChannel Barrel Length: 7 1/2 inchesOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice WWII Era French Coupe short entrenching machete, as used by the Tirailleurs Sngalais (Senegalese Colonial Troops) for the first half of the 20th century. These were first introduced in 1898, and continued to be produced and used up through WWII. They were even reissued as late as the 1960s, and examples saw service during the Indochina Wars. Early versions were maker marked on the blade, but by