Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - ww2 british chindit machete....locally made in SEA??

katana · 16th February 2007, 05:39 PM

Hi Spiral,
excellent info

The blade has distal taper 6mm at the handle, 4mm mid point and 1mm at the tip. With the balance point 9" (from the end of the handle) out of an O.A.L of 19" gives approx. 47% of its length. Now, I am much more happier that its not exclusively a 'garden tool'

If this is not the usual spec of the Mk3, could this be, perhaps a MK2 blade in a Mk3 handle

You must be proud of your father.....battling the unfamiliar, humid climate, mosquito's and the thick vegetation was bad enough.....but having to face an enemy puts this on a 'different level'

Kind Regards David

16th February 2007, 05:39 PM	#6
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,653	Hi Spiral, excellent info The blade has distal taper 6mm at the handle, 4mm mid point and 1mm at the tip. With the balance point 9" (from the end of the handle) out of an O.A.L of 19" gives approx. 47% of its length. Now, I am much more happier that its not exclusively a 'garden tool' If this is not the usual spec of the Mk3, could this be, perhaps a MK2 blade in a Mk3 handle You must be proud of your father.....battling the unfamiliar, humid climate, mosquito's and the thick vegetation was bad enough.....but having to face an enemy puts this on a 'different level' Kind Regards David