ww2 british chindit machete....locally made in SEA??

spiral · 15th February 2007, 11:37 PM

Yep this is a mk.3 British issue Indian made Dha, mostly made in Calcutta & Dehradun.

Seems to have come out as a design in 1945,rather late for the Chindits expeditions but they were certanly used in Malayan emergency. The earlier ones {Mks 1 & 2 & numerous unmarked variations.} were built as weapons & were often damaged at all the tree work they were often used for.

The mark 3 was heavy & clumsy in comparison to the fighting models but solid enough for tree felling.

Spiral

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15th February 2007, 11:37 PM	#3
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Yep this is a mk.3 British issue Indian made Dha, mostly made in Calcutta & Dehradun. Seems to have come out as a design in 1945,rather late for the Chindits expeditions but they were certanly used in Malayan emergency. The earlier ones {Mks 1 & 2 & numerous unmarked variations.} were built as weapons & were often damaged at all the tree work they were often used for. The mark 3 was heavy & clumsy in comparison to the fighting models but solid enough for tree felling. Spiral