Original Rare Australian Issue WWII SMLE M-1944 Machete Bayonet & 1944 dated Scabbard Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets Barrel bears British proof marks

Barrel bears British proof marks and the stock cartouche reads PIMLICO 1862 the tang of the butt plate is also nicely regimentally marked:

These are a hard to find German WW2 accessory

and while worn

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should the communist government feel threatened by the United States

Original Rare Australian Issue WWII SMLE M-1944 Machete Bayonet & 1944 dated Scabbard Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets Barrel bears British proof marksOriginal Item: Only One Available. These are extremely rare! We just received this from a top European bayonet collector. Designated the "BAYONET, PARACHUTIST", the design was approved and sealed on APRIL 12TH 1944. The Australian M 1944 Machete Bayonet or Bolo Bayonet was designed for use by Airborne troops on S. M. L. E. #1 Mk 3 Rifles, for use in the Jungle War against the Japanese in South East Asia. This example is fitted with wooden grips