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Large hook blade machete

Currency:USD Category:Western Americana Start Price:10.00 USD Estimated At:NA
Large hook blade machete
with a carved wooden scabbard. The broad blade is about 20" long. The two handed wooden grip and scabbard are covered on both sides with high quality carving. The name "Bill Dubin" is raise carved on one grip and "St Luca BWI 1944" on the right side of the scabbard and "9th Weather Sgn A.A.F" on the reverse. Raised carved coconut trees, sailboats and waves cover most of the scabbard surface. 34" over all. During WWII the U.S. took over the British bases in the Carribean for defense and this weapon was a "bring back" from Bill Dubin's service there.