Item Description
Original Item: Only One Available. In 1942, the U.S. Army Air Force adopted a Folding Machete for use in the B-2 and B-4 Bail out kits. This machete was designed to replace the Model 18 Collins machete, which took up a lot of space in the emergency kits. The folding machete is only 11 inches long when folded up. While this one isn’t a folding machete, it is still a shorter type and is considered the “first model” non folding type.
This would be considered the “first model” of these survival machetes, the more commonly encountered example is the folding ones. This machete still retains all original components including the blade guard. The finish is retained quite nicely on the blade and has a crisp CASE XX stamping near the spine of the 10" blade. Measures 15" in overall length.
A lovely example ready for further research and display.
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