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Valdemar · 7th October 2023, 02:13 PM

Does anyone know what Japanese military used for machete/parang/bush knife type applications in WW2?

Search as I might I cannot find anything about the subject. There is an abundance of material on swords but nothing I can find on bush knives.

Japanese soldiers are frequently found festooned with local flora but how they cut it...escapes me unless it was with their bayonets which is very possible. I've also theorized that they issued common natas which being short may have simply been carried in packs and this not seen on contemporary combat photos or newsreels.

A nata collector on a different forum said he'd seen a newsreel of a Japanese soldier using a nata but didn't post a link.

Can anyone help me out here or point me to a source who can?

Thanks.

7th October 2023, 02:13 PM	#1
Valdemar Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 2	WW2 Japanese Issue Bush Knives??? Nata? Does anyone know what Japanese military used for machete/parang/bush knife type applications in WW2? Search as I might I cannot find anything about the subject. There is an abundance of material on swords but nothing I can find on bush knives. Japanese soldiers are frequently found festooned with local flora but how they cut it...escapes me unless it was with their bayonets which is very possible. I've also theorized that they issued common natas which being short may have simply been carried in packs and this not seen on contemporary combat photos or newsreels. A nata collector on a different forum said he'd seen a newsreel of a Japanese soldier using a nata but didn't post a link. Can anyone help me out here or point me to a source who can? Thanks.