Frog, Cutter, Wire, Folding. (Mk I)
British Frog, Cutter, Wire, Folding (Mk I), developed during the First World War to carry folding wire cutters and remaining in service until the 1990s.
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
Machete, Parang (PDRM)
This particular example was initially issued to the Royal Malaysian Police and is stamped PDRM – Polis Diraja Malaysia, confirming official service use. Its presence alongside New Zealand equipment reflects the informal but widespread practice of operational kit adaptation, where proven local tools were incorporated into individual field equipment based on performance rather than regulation.
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Malaysia
Secateurs (Parrot Beak)
Secateurs—a hand tool more commonly found in the garden shed and often wielded by old ladies trimming rose bushes—are not something most people associate with soldiers. Yet, these heavy-duty shears, designed for cutting and pruning bushes and small trees, found their way into the kit of Australian and New Zealand troops operating in dense jungle environments.
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New Zealand
