Original French Pre-WWII Senegalese Tirailleurs Type Entrenching Machete with Leather Scabbard Category_Blunderbuss so it was most likely

so it was most likely re-wrapped in the late 19th century

this was definitely a significant bit of weight added to the Pilot

It has the correct brass buckles

the genuine receiver has been saw cut in two locations

so it is slightly loose

Original French Pre-WWII Senegalese Tirailleurs Type Entrenching Machete with Leather Scabbard Category_Blunderbuss so it was most likelyOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice Pre WWII Era French Coupe short entrenching machete, as used by the Tirailleurs Sngalais (Senegalese Colonial Troops) for the first half of the 20th century. These were first introduced in 1898, and continued to be produced and used up through WWII. They were even reissued as late as the 1960s, and examples saw service during the Indochina Wars. Early versions were maker marked on the blade, but