Machete

[Dusty Tagalon]

Last weekend was given a Machete supposedly carried by an officer in Philippine war. Only after I arrived home did I examine closer. It wasn't from Philippine War, it was from WW2. Legitimate/Collins no 128. Cool piece, but need to dig deeper. How it was associated with Philippine War vs WWII is a mystery. Hope to clarify orgin.

Brian

[Major 2]

Very cool score , I had a  Collins  & Co. Legitmus  1940 dated  No. 1250 Jungle Bolo.  Lost it in my barn fire in 2012 
I hope to run across another one day .

I recall  my Dad had a #37 and a type 3 Bolo both of which disappeared. Stolen ?


https://www.amazon.com/Collins-Machetes-Bowies-1845-1965-Daniel/dp/0873414039

[St. George]

The issue machete was serving with Americans long before the war - every tropical destination would see them, and the Philippines qualifies.

Also, Collins was pretty ubiquitous and shipped world-wide before the war.

Once hostilities began and the supply system kicked into gear, machetes were a staple of island fighting - again, the Philippines are an island chain - and they even found their way into the ETO - extant photos of Airborne sometimes show them - and they were a part of the AAF/USN survival kits, until they came up with the folding ones.

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