Posted 9 years ago
fortapache
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This is a real machete as opposed to a Sears Machete. The 1942 model MK-1made by Legitimus Collins & CO was made for the US Navy and Marines. It is longer, a bit thicker and more flexible than your typical army surplus store machete. It is a bit over 26" long.
The name KS Beatty is stenciled on the sheath which is reinforced with rivets. Could use a few more rivets but it wasn't meant to last 70 years.
In the last photo is a cheapo army surplus store machete.
I used to have one of these - same manufacture and scabbard - before I decided to focus on an earlier era and traded/sold off my WWII stuff to buy earlier stuff. I wish I held on to my machete.
Thank you very much Chrisnp. I think I will hold on to this one.
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Thank you Trey.
I keep a 26" TRAMONTINA machete next to my side of the bed.....You never know.
Thank you NevadaBlades. I have a Cold Steel Trailmaster Bowie next to my bed.
Thank you surfdub66.
Hi... I have the MK-1 1942 model which was gifted to my grandfather by Lord Mountbatten after the war. Thank you for the information.
Thank you very much Nagaland. Very nice to have one from Lord Mountbatten. Mine is from a swap meet.
Thank you buckethead.