Unknown blade for me!

Hombre · 10th June 2019, 12:12 PM

Got this blade in a lot and I wonder what it can be....
Any opinions at all very much appreciated...

Best,
Stefan
Sweden

kronckew · 10th June 2019, 03:16 PM

looks like a katchin dha/daab machete for westerners,like the chindits. The pommel probably had a brass plate on it that many westerners removed because the plate hurt their wrists when the used it the way westerners do, they also usually whittled or broke off the wood under the pointy bit that 'bit' them...They also preferred the leather scabbards. Nice jungle chopper knives.

Hombre · 11th June 2019, 04:54 AM

Thank you for the information, kronckew.... I really appreciate it!

Best,
Stefan
Sweden

kronckew · 11th June 2019, 09:16 AM

You're welcome.

I'd also guess the user added the lanyard hole. Personally I would be a bit leery of securing it to myself at the wrist and possibly dropping it & having a long razor flailing about near my tender self, but they do add a decorative touch. One can use a lanyard more securely if you use a technique a Policeman showed me for a baton where you loop it over your thumb and over the back of your hand as you grip, length adjusted to suit. This way in a melee if someone desperate grabs it & tries to pull you out of balance, you can let go & hit them with something else as they go off balance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbLaj3EBYlU

Ian · 11th June 2019, 09:31 AM

Hi Hombre. As Wayne has indicated this is a WWII "Chindit" machete of British design that was made in India for troops making excursions into Burma. I will look up the model number and post it here for your records.

If you search for "Chindit" on this site you will likely find similar examples. Good catch.

Ian

Ian · 11th June 2019, 09:44 AM

In Ron Flook's book "British and Commonwealth Military Knives," (1999) a close match to this machete is found in Plate 481. This is classified as a Mk III British klewang-style machete.

10th June 2019, 12:12 PM	#1
Hombre Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 232	Unknown blade for me! Got this blade in a lot and I wonder what it can be.... Any opinions at all very much appreciated... Best, Stefan Sweden Attached Images

10th June 2019, 03:16 PM	#2
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,183	looks like a katchin dha/daab machete for westerners,like the chindits. The pommel probably had a brass plate on it that many westerners removed because the plate hurt their wrists when the used it the way westerners do, they also usually whittled or broke off the wood under the pointy bit that 'bit' them...They also preferred the leather scabbards. Nice jungle chopper knives.

11th June 2019, 04:54 AM	#3
Hombre Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 232	Thank you for the information, kronckew.... I really appreciate it! Best, Stefan Sweden

11th June 2019, 09:16 AM	#4
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,183	You're welcome. I'd also guess the user added the lanyard hole. Personally I would be a bit leery of securing it to myself at the wrist and possibly dropping it & having a long razor flailing about near my tender self, but they do add a decorative touch. One can use a lanyard more securely if you use a technique a Policeman showed me for a baton where you loop it over your thumb and over the back of your hand as you grip, length adjusted to suit. This way in a melee if someone desperate grabs it & tries to pull you out of balance, you can let go & hit them with something else as they go off balance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbLaj3EBYlU

11th June 2019, 09:31 AM	#5
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,200	Hi Hombre. As Wayne has indicated this is a WWII "Chindit" machete of British design that was made in India for troops making excursions into Burma. I will look up the model number and post it here for your records. If you search for "Chindit" on this site you will likely find similar examples. Good catch. Ian

11th June 2019, 09:44 AM	#6
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,200	In Ron Flook's book "British and Commonwealth Military Knives," (1999) a close match to this machete is found in Plate 481. This is classified as a Mk III British klewang-style machete.