Original Scarce Australian WWII 15” Machete with Plastic Handles and Canvas Sheath - Dated 1945 Caps & Hats The ricasso of the blade

The ricasso of the blade is marked with the manufacturer's logo of a Crown over W for Winchester

This is a very nice inert example of the German M42 Nebeleihandgranate (Smoke Egg Hand Grenade)

This features the "Rod of Asclepius" device for the medical branch

The 24th Regiment of Foot was mainly a Welsh Regiment and was renamed in the Childers Reforms of 1881 as the South Wales Borderers"

Lst 289 was badly damaged

Original Scarce Australian WWII 15” Machete with Plastic Handles and Canvas Sheath - Dated 1945 Caps & Hats The ricasso of the bladeOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely "salty" service used example of a WWII Australian Issue Machete, often referred to as a Machete 15 Inch in Australian Army parlance. Correctly marked with a DD "Broad arrow" and dated 1945, these machetes are quite difficult to find on this side of the globe, especially with the original canvas scabbard. This machete is blade marked faintly with D (Broad Arrow) D with DC 1945 underneath. The DC