Hi I have this type of machete & wondered if you are able to give a rough value on the item, it has the letters JF with a crown on one side & P Stevens Maastricht on the other & the blade is 14 inches long with a metal sheaf
Maastricht
P. Stevens is an arms manufacturer from the Dutch town Maastricht. He made a lot of arms fot the Dutch army. You can find more information on the website of the Dutch army museum by clicking on the following link http://www.collectie.legermuseum.nl/strategion/strategion/i005940.html
Maastricht is a Dutch city beginning with the letter 'M'.
Maastricht is a city in the Netherlands
Maastricht
André Rieu was born Maastricht in the Netherlands. I would say that he is Dutch.
If you contact the dutch information service in Maastricht called VVV-offices they can no doubt give you an answer. Good luck. I dont have much information, but I do have 2 iron plaques from maastricht and two different plates from maastricht. E-Mail me for pictures. both iron plaques have paper applied to the back stating in essence, top the US Army for liberating maastricht... joe_melissa1@sbcglobal.net
On 14 Sep 1944 Maastricht was the first city in the Netherlands to be liberated by the Allies. So Maastricht Free Again (from the occupying forces of Germany) or Maastricht liberated is about right. These commemorative souvenir plates, with various designs, were made in thousands. The discussion page has anecdotal supporting evidence.
The cast of In Dutch - 1922 includes: Charlotte Stevens as The Loved One Bobby Vernon as Jimmie - the Victim
the European single currency since the southern Dutch city of Maastricht gave birth to the euro in the 1992 treaty that bears its name.
Late 1944-May 1945.Note that at the time most Germans did not see this as liberation but as conquest. Even the Allies did not start claiming that they had liberated Germany till a few months later. VE Day is not celebrated at a national level in Germany. However, some towns and cities celebrate it.
The cast of Death by Invitation - 1971 includes: Jerry Allgor as Dutch Villager Sinee Assanuvat as Person in Office Maxine Berman as Dutch Villager Michael Borrutto as Dutch Villager Joyce Bowen as Dutch Villager Frea Braem as Dutch Villager Bruce Brentlinger as Michael Vroot Karen Buryiak as Dutch Villager De De Binder as Dutch Villager Margaret Duff as Dutch Villager Hank Feinstein as Man in Office Aaron Fire as Dutch Villager Margo Gampel as Person in Office Alf Geisler as Dutch Villager Ann Hagman as Dutch Villager John Holliday as Dutch Villager Rod Houts as Minister Irene Jessen as Dutch Villager Denver John Collins as Roger Vroot Eloise Khe as Dutch Villager Lesley Knight as Elly Vroot Joel Kruger as Dutch Villager Jay Lanno as Police Officer Shelby Leverington as Lise Jeff Mandel as Dutch Villager Fred Mates as Man in Elevator Cade Merritt as Dutch Villager Wayne Metcalf as Dutch Villager Bob Molock as Dutch Villager Bonny Munshin as Person in Office Brigid Murnahan as Dutch Villager John Odegard as Dutch Villager Sarnell Ogus as Naomi Vroot Norman Parker as Jake Sylvia Pressler as Sara Vroot Tamara Reed as Dutch Villager Linda Robbins as Dutch Villager Rhonda Russell as Coral Vroot Phil Sable as Dutch Villager Jan Saint as Old Man in Dutch Village Betty Schwartz as Person in Office Aubrey Smith as Dutch Villager Jayne Stevens as Dutch Villager Cheryl Stewart as Dutch Villager Debbie Taylor as Dutch Villager Steven Trellin as Dutch Villager Andrea Vaucher as Receptionist Bea Winner as Secretary Dale Woechner as Dutch Villager Suzanna Zimmet as Dutch Villager Civia Zoe as Dutch Villager