Original WWII U.S. Collins & Co. Legitimus No. 1250 "Bush Knife" Machete with British Scabbard - both dated 1943 British Uniform It had two main missions

It had two main missions

The lightened air-cooled version

also absent

whose design is reminiscent of the modern machete

Original WWII U.S. Collins & Co. Legitimus No. 1250 "Bush Knife" Machete with British Scabbard - both dated 1943 British Uniform It had two main missionsOriginal Items: Only one available. Made by Collins & Co. of Hartford, Conn, this is a LEGITIMUS model No 1250 Machete, which Canadian forces refer to as a "Bush Knife." The Machete has an overall length of 19 1 2 inches, with a impressive 14 3 4" "swell point" machete blade. The design is very similar to the British issue made by J. B. Brooks company, and we believe these were imported from Collins to meet wartime supply shortfalls from the