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Old 02-23-2017, 06:06 AM
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It is a phenolic plastic. I have one those that I purchased new in 1967. Good knives, if you have need of a large knife. How worn is the grip? I would do as little as possible to the knife. Just a clean up maybe. The original models like these were used by Carlson's Raiders, USMC, in the pacific, WW-2. They were made by Collins, Kinfolk, Western, and Case. They are commonly called the V-44, but are actually the Collins #18 machete. Original grips were horn and later, phenolic plastic.
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