Truffle Pig
Airman
The object, I hope you could help me to identify, is an machete. A collapsible machete with wooden grips. It is not a "one off", because in the last 30 years I saw four example of exact that model. All without any markings. It is professionaly made although there are grinding traces on the blade and the grip. Grips are made from beech and the blade from sheet iron. For me it looks like a prototype or small scale production piece. The construction is simple but sturdy. The only weak point is the possibility to loose the small metal part.
A machete was in some cases a part of an aircraft emergency kit. Well known are the WW2 foldable Cattaraugus and the nearly identical British model. The French used after WW2 a little longer US machete.
In Germany they used a long machete with sawback in WW2.
Living near the town Solingen there is always a chance to find unusual knifes on the flea markets in our area. But not everything made in Solingen was used in Germany. They sell and sold their products all over the world and you will see a lot of the cutlery also for example in South America.
Your thoughts please.
A machete was in some cases a part of an aircraft emergency kit. Well known are the WW2 foldable Cattaraugus and the nearly identical British model. The French used after WW2 a little longer US machete.
In Germany they used a long machete with sawback in WW2.
Living near the town Solingen there is always a chance to find unusual knifes on the flea markets in our area. But not everything made in Solingen was used in Germany. They sell and sold their products all over the world and you will see a lot of the cutlery also for example in South America.
Your thoughts please.