Original WWII U.S. OSS Philippine Guerilla Machete with Original Leather Sheath Russian Ordnance indicating the stock has not

indicating the stock has not been worn down or reconditioned

which was successively occupied by the 32d

As with most collectibles

enlisted on January 14th

and this does not appear to be one of the crude "ersatz" scabbards issued later

Original WWII U.S. OSS Philippine Guerilla Machete with Original Leather Sheath Russian Ordnance indicating the stock has notOriginal 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