1942 Collins Machete ?

Came across this last weekend at a fair price (I think). The sticker is interesting. Does anyone know why the label is primarily in Spanish?

Nice having the sticker. No idea why it would be in Spanish unless it was contracted for a foreign nation. Stamped US though.

Trouble with the sticker is you can't go out and cut your corn stalks with it, you might lose the sticker.

I just picked up something interesting today myself. An Army Air Force folding machete. Never used but with some surface rust.

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Originally Posted by Aragorn243

Nice having the sticker. No idea why it would be in Spanish unless it was contracted for a foreign nation. . . .

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It could be they had millions of pre-war stickers on hand and used what was there instead of printing new ones especially with early wartime shortages. I'm sure the sugar cane industry was a large part of their pre-war market, and it was largely Caribbean, Central and South American, Spanish speaking industry.

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Originally Posted by Aragorn243

Nice having the sticker. No idea why it would be in Spanish unless it was contracted for a foreign nation. Stamped US though.

Trouble with the sticker is you can't go out and cut your corn stalks with it, you might lose the sticker.

I think that is the explination.

I just picked up something interesting today myself. An Army Air Force folding machete. Never used but with some surface rust.

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I showed you mine.