Original Australian WWII 1945 Machete with Bakelite Grips and Canvas Scabbard Nepalese Cache Extras exactly as was used for

exactly as was used for personal document transportation in Victorian government circles in the 1850s includes an unsigned note on very browned old stationary paper

Operation Compass

keepsakes and so much more

which were typically exceeded in India

and is marked as such on the side of the receiver:

Original Australian WWII 1945 Machete with Bakelite Grips and Canvas Scabbard Nepalese Cache Extras exactly as was used forOriginal Item: Only One Available. A little seen Australian WW2 machete that has bakelite grips instead of wood as used on previous versions. It is typically found with a canvas sheath, evidently a leather sheath was issued prior to the adoption of the canvas sheath This machete is marked D [broad arrow] D above DC 45. The manufacturer was Die Casters Pty Ltd a Melbourne based firm and it was produced in 1945. Die Casters were precision molding