Original German Manufactured Argentine Mauser Model 1909 Artillery Short Sword with Scabbard & Frog Japanese Field Gear It must have been three

It must have been three feet thick

This looks to be a combination of wear

it fought in the last days of the New Georgia Campaign on the right flank on the advance on Munda

Our example here is marked S

brass wired covered leather grip and is complete with its original heavy steel scabbard

Original German Manufactured Argentine Mauser Model 1909 Artillery Short Sword with Scabbard & Frog Japanese Field Gear It must have been threeOriginal Item: Only One Available. This really is a very nice example of a German manufactured Argentine Model 1909 Artillery Short Sword or Machete. Intended to be used by Argentine elite troops in the Argentine jungle and by the artillery, this fine example comes complete with its original scabbard and heavy belt frog. What is special about this example is that the ARGENTINE CREST is still visible on the ricasso of the blade. These were ordered