1942 Collins Machete ?

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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?

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

[Paul S.]

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

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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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.

I showed you mine.