Church & Son
Well-Known Member
An old customer, well, not that he’s old, just known him a long time…He sent me this machete
that needed some work…..The sheath was falling apart and it had a plastic handle…
This is not a cheap wallyworld knife, it’s a Collins and Co. made in Guatemala for
about a 140 years…Blade is 3/16″ x 2″ x 22″…Overall is 27″…Formidable slicer…
His only request was a new handle of natural material and he wanted an
American Indian feel to the package…Great customer, gives me room…
I tore off the plastic handle and used a couple pieces of spalted lightning killed
Maple stump…It is ALIVE!!…
The sheath had a beautiful carved base after I got all the rotted S. American
hoofrahs off of it…Added a new belt loop, some brain-tanned with a little beading
and a bunch of fringe to offset the length of the sheath…
As far as being Period Correct, would not bet on it…but…it sure is different….




that needed some work…..The sheath was falling apart and it had a plastic handle…
This is not a cheap wallyworld knife, it’s a Collins and Co. made in Guatemala for
about a 140 years…Blade is 3/16″ x 2″ x 22″…Overall is 27″…Formidable slicer…
His only request was a new handle of natural material and he wanted an
American Indian feel to the package…Great customer, gives me room…
I tore off the plastic handle and used a couple pieces of spalted lightning killed
Maple stump…It is ALIVE!!…
The sheath had a beautiful carved base after I got all the rotted S. American
hoofrahs off of it…Added a new belt loop, some brain-tanned with a little beading
and a bunch of fringe to offset the length of the sheath…
As far as being Period Correct, would not bet on it…but…it sure is different….



