Machete
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A machete is a broad blade originating from Central America. It is used either as an agricultural implement similar to an axe, or in combat like a long-bladed knife. The blade is typically 30 to 66 ce
Machete/saw combo
Mexican artisan Agustín Cruz Tinoco using a machete to carve wood
Campos Hermanos Mexican machete with blade 75 centimeters long and 93 total.
A Ugandan craftsman sharpening a machete
Cutlass
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A cutlass is a short, broad sabre or slashing sword with a straight or slightly curved blade sharpened on the cutting edge and a hilt often featuring a solid cupped or basket-shaped guard. It was a co
Cutlasses aboard the frigate Grand Turk
François l'Olonnais with a cutlass
A cutlass drill on HMS Wolverine, 1882