File:OSS Machete.jpg
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United States military-issue machete and olive drab canvas scabbard
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English: A machete used by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II. OSS acquired machetes with blades ranging from 18 to 22 inches in length. The flexible scabbard depicted here is made from heavy canvas, olive drab in color, and is designed to attach to the metal grommets in ALICE-type web belts. |
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| Source | https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/cia-museum/experience-the-collection/images/artifacts/450x360/Machete.jpg[dead link] at https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/cia-museum/experience-the-collection/index.html#!/artifact/135 |
| Author | CIA photo |
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This image is a work of a Central Intelligence Agency employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a Work of the United States Government, this image or media is in the public domain in the United States.
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| current | 22:57, 2 November 2014 | | 2,250 × 1,800 (327 KB) | Kimse (talk | contribs) | Original zoom using http://jk.g6.cz/dezoomify.html, PNG to JPG |
| 23:27, 23 April 2014 |  | 450 × 360 (32 KB) | Nabak (talk | contribs) | {{Information |Description=A machete knife used by the OSS during the WWII. OSS purchased machetes with blades between 18 and 22 inches long. |Source=https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/cia-museum/experience-the-collection/images/artifacts/450x360/Machete.jp... |
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