U.S. WWII 1943 SWI Machete Sharps Rifle pages 57 and 61

pages 57 and 61

this hung in a British pub for almost 200 years

and breaking a shear pin which holds back the spring-loaded striker

which is called an ibutho in Zulu

8mm thick steel with rolled edge making this one of the most hefty and historically accurate M16's on the market today

U.S. WWII 1943 SWI Machete Sharps Rifle pages 57 and 61New Made Item: These machetes were made by Ontario Knife Company for Shreck Wholesale Industries in the 1970's. They are not World War Two issue machetes. Interestingly, S. W. I. machetes were inserted into M. H. Coles book U. S. Military Knives Bayonets & Machetes and at that point were "legitimized" as genuine WWII collectibles. Nevertheless, its a wonderful 18 blade measuring 23 in overall length and is an impressive and affordable machete with a