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6th January 2024, 12:40 AM
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Doing a quick search this turned up... From "Collins Machetes and Bowies 1845-1965" by Daniel Edward Henry, Page 105. "After receiving some feedback from Cuba, the decision was made to equip the Roughriders (and the first U.S. Volunteer Engineers) with Collins No. 22 Machetes with No. 14 Scabbards, a la the Cubans instead of sabers. 4000 were purchased (some of which went to the rebels) and these were used in training.....
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