Mystery "machete"

DaveA · 28th February 2013, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert Coleman

I looks like a Collins No. 1005 bolo but at the weight you say it is it might be a copy that someone has made???

Sorry to not be of much help.

Best,
Robert

Robert, I think you nailed it. I looked up the Collins No. 1005 and this looks like the Type 2 version. The blade has been polished hard over the years and if there is a Collins mark there I can't see it with my bad eyes.

Best Regards,

Dave A.

DaveA · 28th February 2013, 06:33 PM

On further research (ok, just Googling), the brass ring around the base of the hilt was a feature added in the Type 3 Collins No. 1005 and is not present in earlier models.

- D

trenchwarfare · 28th February 2013, 07:12 PM

All I can add is that the scabbard is a Collins No.13. The markings on these machetes were often very light, and easily buffed away.

28th February 2013, 06:33 PM	#2
DaveA Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 432	Correction for the record: Type 3 On further research (ok, just Googling), the brass ring around the base of the hilt was a feature added in the Type 3 Collins No. 1005 and is not present in earlier models. - D

28th February 2013, 07:12 PM	#3
trenchwarfare Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 385	All I can add is that the scabbard is a Collins No.13. The markings on these machetes were often very light, and easily buffed away.