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22nd August 2010, 11:50 AM
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Thanks everyone.
David, I see what you mean about the Billao, it does look the same apart from the blade. I was not familiar with these before. LaEspada / Kukulz, I had not thought of a machete but looking at it now I think you are probably correct. Where from though ? I doubt if it is particularly old so the blade could well be a more recent Pakistani item. There are no markings on it that I can see. Does anyone know if the silverwork on the pommel is local ? regards Roy |
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22nd August 2010, 01:25 PM
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Hi Royston, If by local you mean original and native to the piece, yes it is. Gav |
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22nd August 2010, 02:14 PM
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Collins was a very popular machete brand during that time. EspadaAncha has been pretty thorough about explaining it. I don't know how old Martindale is, but their machetes are very popular in Africa today, perhaps it was a cut down martindale... hard to say
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22nd August 2010, 05:07 PM
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Pictures from "British and commonwealth military knives, Ron Flook" he states ww2 Indian made knife based on the American V-44 what ever that is. Originally designed by the Americans as aircrew survival knives. Did Indian army troops serve in British Somalia?
PS. yes they did. http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/t...a1126360.shtml |
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22nd August 2010, 06:31 PM
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Good find, Tim...  One footnote - the V-44 was in actuality a blunt-tip machete that had a remarkably appearance different from the No. 18, but over time the label was misappropriated to the No. 18 machete within the collector community and for whatever reason has stuck. You'll more often than not find the MilSpec No. 18's labeled as "V-44"s at knife/gun shows, as that's the name many collectors identify with them. Here's a picture of an actual V-44 (which was Case's pattern number): 
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22nd August 2010, 06:39 PM
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One other note: WWII-era Indian copies would be consistent with my earlier suggested attribution, as until 1947, Pakistan was a part of India!
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22nd August 2010, 06:53 PM
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Cool!!!!
 Even the publishing top brass can learn a thing or two here.
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