Original French WWII Era Senegalese Tirailleurs Type Entrenching Machete with Leather Scabbard nChannel which was only used on

which was only used on Cadet Rifles after the first few years of production

I remember when we flew to Wales

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

Barrel Length: 7 1/2 inches

It is marked YBIRAL / 1942 / WEIMISSLITZ

Original French WWII Era Senegalese Tirailleurs Type Entrenching Machete with Leather Scabbard nChannel which was only used onOriginal 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