Help ID some trinkets from my last visit to the Surplus store

[barriefield-brian]

I have one of these hook-bill machetes. I bought mine from surplus when I was a kid and used it to chop firewood when camping. Lost the handle years ago but it is in a leather sheath stamped J.E. Lortie Montreal 1942. The metal is marked in raised letters CF8F 1942 and also has a G inside a diamond. No C broad arrow so always wondered if they were military or not. Always wondered what they were used for as well. Cheers Brian

[rob love]

On the site for the Smart mfg Company, it shows where the G in the diamond was also used by Smart....maintained after the acquisition of the Gardiner tool Co of Montreal.

CF&F rings a bell, as I know I have seen it somewhere else. Found it, and it does have a connection with Smart: http://yesteryearstools.com/Yesterye...0Forgings.html

No C/l\ on mine either. Of the half dozen of these that I saw in the surplus store, more than half were missing their handles.

[Wayne Hingley]

Try this for the Indian wrench Rob... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Indi...wAAOSwHMJYHjB5

Below is a clipping from TM-10-1287 (October 18, 1941). Indian Motorcycle Model 741-B

[Wayne Hingley]

From manual...

[barriefield-brian]

You were typing the same time as me. I had heard these called bill hooks but had no further info. I bought mine in the 60's in the army surplus and have not seen any since. Wish I hadn't lost the handle. Thanks for the info. Cheers Brian

[rob love]

Originally Posted by Wayne Hingley

Try this for the Indian wrench Rob... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Indi...wAAOSwHMJYHjB5

Below is a clipping from TM-10-1287 (October 18, 1941). Indian Motorcycle Model 741-B

Thanks Wayne....exactly what I was looking for. Had a look on ebay, and the prices seem to vary. Kind of neat to have them NOS in the box....my only fear is if I keep them I will end up with an Indian motorcycle.

I'll drag in a couple more trinkets from the last trip to Westbourne.

[Michael R.]

Originally Posted by rob love

Thanks Wayne...my only fear is if I keep them I will end up with an Indian motorcycle.

Shame! It all started with a wrench ...

[rob love]

It has started enough times by just having the manual. I can't explain why.....it just does.

[rob love]

Found the bill-hook (or as the army calls it, the hook, bill) in the 25 pdr manual. Sure enough, it goes in the ammunition limbers.