Original French Pre-WWII Senegalese Tirailleurs Type Entrenching Machete with Leather Scabbard Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia This example is typical of

This example is typical of the early war issue Thompson M1928A1

The engraving on top of the barrel is still partly clear:

sails and rear of the ship is almost identical to the HMS Victory in physical appearance as well as old artwork of the Victory

A lovely flag

and extends up to the Trostle Farm

Original French Pre-WWII Senegalese Tirailleurs Type Entrenching Machete with Leather Scabbard Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia This example is typical ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice Pre 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