A HOMEMADE machete with "kill" written on it was found at a NSW murder scene but prosecutors don't believe it was used to fatally stab a small-time drug dealer.
The 30cm weapon was found by police at a Wagga Wagga home in May 2011 the day after John Gjedsted was killed during a brief and violent confrontation with four men in his front yard.
Ethan McKellar, Bevan McKellar, Douglas Dennis and Luke Elwood all admit they went to Mr Gjedsted's home on the evening of May 1 2011.
They drove over in Dennis's car after a few drinks to buy some cannabis from the dealer, a NSW Supreme Court heard on Wednesday.
But during opening submissions, the men's lawyers all denied their clients had fatally attacked Gjedsted, had seen a weapon before the brawl broke out or devised a plan to rob or swindle "sticks" - slang for small amounts of cannabis.
All men have pleaded not guilty.
Blood stained clothes, shoes, thongs, cigarette butts and a baseball cap were taken from the scene, Detective Senior Constable Kristan Cox told the court.
He described red stains, which later proved to be blood, across much of the front of Mr Gjedsted's home and front yard.
Detective Cox seized a homemade machete during the course of his investigation and told the court it was about 30cm long with "kill" written on the blade and the initials FJ stamped near a makeshift handle.
But it's not believed this was the weapon used to stab Gjedsted.
The court heard he was stabbed four times, in the chin, back and twice in the left side of the chest.
One blow to the chest punctured his lung, causing his death.
A teenage boy who was in a bedroom of the house at the time of the fight told police during investigations Mr Gjedsted was chatting with men at the front door before hearing sounds of a struggle.
The men asked "Can we just get a few sticks off you?", crown prosecutor Trevor Bailey told the court in his opening address.
A fight broke out in the front yard and the teenager ran in but was stabbed by one of the men.
He then saw two other men stab Mr Gjedsted and other witnesses earlier told police they saw a group of men kicking him.
The trial continues.
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