Original U.S. WWI - WWII USMC Square Entrenching Machete by Disston U.S.A. with Scabbard IMA Merchandise On May 17 the Squadron

On May 17 the Squadron began moving to Korba on the Gulf of Tunis

Chasseur is the French term for "hunter"

was a knife making business

and the clip on the other end is handmade from bent steel

the same position his father had filled in the Revolutionary War

Original U.S. WWI - WWII USMC Square Entrenching Machete by Disston U.S.A. with Scabbard IMA Merchandise On May 17 the SquadronOriginal Item: Only One Available. Introduced at the end of WWI and in use up through WWII, this is a very nice U. S. Marine Corps Square Entrenching Machete, made by Disston and still with its original scabbard. These were intended to cut through brush as well as the ground to help secure a foothold during action. They were often used by landing forces to help quickly make a nice emplacement. The blade on this example is in very good condition, and