Sharpi--

Having never seen one of these, I asked a friend if he had.

He ran one of the land clearing Rome Plow companies, and I thought that might be a logical place to field such a tool.

He replied:

No... but it does look like something that one could have put together .... .then ... or now.

My own souvenir from a VC is an Australian machete. How the VC got it, I do not know. I did get it from him face-to-face. I would not part with it when shipping home... it was in my hand luggage... I did let them confiscate my switchblades... the inspectors thought wisely about fighting me....

Not to cast doubt on the one you have that he thought somebody in the supply chain might have come up with it. But if it were a standard issue item does it have any inventory numbers or manufacturer's markings?

Larry