Chindit machete (?)

Tim Simmons · 14th June 2005, 07:51 PM

If I had not got so interested in ethnographic items, I could have gone for MI jungle knives but in the UK anyway, they are now rather expensive, for knives which are not very old and made in the hundreds of thousand if not millions, in factories.Tim

spiral · 22nd June 2005, 01:06 AM

Possibly hundreds of thousands made, but more likely 10s of thousands given the wide aray of different machete & kukri carried & issued in Burma.

So much of the jungle issue stuff got destroyed or severly damaged by humidity as well{not to mention war.}

I wonder how many are left in existance today? 500? 1000? more? less?

Guess thats why they have a value, plus the important part they played in history.

There were hundreds of thousands of japanese swords made in ww2, many still exist as trophys get kept, {jungle choppers dont}, but the katana still raise a few pennys!

Guess its like all commerce. Supply & demand.

cheers,
Spiral {The son of a Chindit.}

14th June 2005, 07:51 PM	#1
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,967	If I had not got so interested in ethnographic items, I could have gone for MI jungle knives but in the UK anyway, they are now rather expensive, for knives which are not very old and made in the hundreds of thousand if not millions, in factories.Tim Last edited by Tim Simmons; 14th June 2005 at 08:20 PM.

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22nd June 2005, 01:06 AM	#2
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Possibly hundreds of thousands made, but more likely 10s of thousands given the wide aray of different machete & kukri carried & issued in Burma. So much of the jungle issue stuff got destroyed or severly damaged by humidity as well{not to mention war.} I wonder how many are left in existance today? 500? 1000? more? less? Guess thats why they have a value, plus the important part they played in history. There were hundreds of thousands of japanese swords made in ww2, many still exist as trophys get kept, {jungle choppers dont}, but the katana still raise a few pennys! Guess its like all commerce. Supply & demand. cheers, Spiral {The son of a Chindit.}