machete

Edster · 17th December 2022, 09:17 PM

Martin,

The blade and grip profile is virtually identical to one I have. The grip is an olive drab plastic and there is a lanyard hole where the your rivet on the grip tip is. Mine is US military surplus. Near where the blade & grip join are smallish stamps "US, 1945 and True Temper" (the trade name of a US firm that makes lawn & garden tools.)

The scabbard is likely of Central American origin.

Regards,
Ed

Martin Lubojacky · 17th December 2022, 10:15 PM

Thank you Ed. Also the written name could correspond to the Central American origin of the scabbard

fernando · 18th December 2022, 10:43 AM

Perhaps Ventura Monteiro. Brasil ? Machete de seringueiro; worker that extracts the latex from rubber trees ?

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Interested Party · 20th December 2022, 04:21 AM

It looks central American to me. I see El Salvadorans working with very similar sheaths today. Check out the Imacasa web site. They make patterns for almost everyone including Brazilian ones that Fernando mentioned. The handle to me does look older as Edster says.

fernando · 20th December 2022, 11:09 AM

If the last name is actually spelled MONTEIRO is Portuguese; thus a Brazilian item.

Interested Party · 20th December 2022, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by fernando

If the last name is actually spelled MONTEIRO is Portuguese; thus a Brazilian item.

Of Brazilian use or manufacture? Would you place the age between 1940-1960 or after? I would imagine the sheath is not original. It is quite well built, being water molded, tooled and the frog is attached with little rivets that look like bits of nails.

fernando · 20th December 2022, 03:17 PM

I was only focusing on the name; no knowledge to further judging

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18th December 2022, 10:43 AM	#3
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Perhaps Ventura Monteiro. Brasil ? Machete de seringueiro; worker that extracts the latex from rubber trees ? . . Last edited by fernando; 18th December 2022 at 11:51 AM. Reason: Spell

17th December 2022, 09:17 PM	#1
Edster Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 411	Martin, The blade and grip profile is virtually identical to one I have. The grip is an olive drab plastic and there is a lanyard hole where the your rivet on the grip tip is. Mine is US military surplus. Near where the blade & grip join are smallish stamps "US, 1945 and True Temper" (the trade name of a US firm that makes lawn & garden tools.) The scabbard is likely of Central American origin. Regards, Ed

17th December 2022, 10:15 PM	#2
Martin Lubojacky Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 843	Thank you Ed. Also the written name could correspond to the Central American origin of the scabbard

20th December 2022, 04:21 AM	#4
Interested Party Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Eastern Sierra Posts: 493	It looks central American to me. I see El Salvadorans working with very similar sheaths today. Check out the Imacasa web site. They make patterns for almost everyone including Brazilian ones that Fernando mentioned. The handle to me does look older as Edster says.

20th December 2022, 11:09 AM	#5
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	If the last name is actually spelled MONTEIRO is Portuguese; thus a Brazilian item.

20th December 2022, 03:17 PM	#7
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	I was only focusing on the name; no knowledge to further judging .