My father (USMC) was in the Pacific in WW2. He gave me his K Bar and his dog tags. He had scratched Guadalcanal 44 into the leather sheath. Other than cleaning the blade up, I have done nothing to it. Actually in pretty good condition. Of course it was made in America. I don’t know if they are now.
I also have a well used machete stamped “Sheffield Steel” on the blade that we used on our camping trips with him as kids. I don’t believe it is valuable in a monetary sense, but in addition to the personal value, I like the notion of a blade made of British steel, from days when it mattered. A different world to be sure.
That was a pretty quiet rear area in '44.