Original U.S. WWII USAAF Airmen's Folding Survival Machete by Cattaraugus with Rare Blade Guard Category_Feed Block Assembly Original Item: Manufactured just after

Original Item: Manufactured just after WW2 these are the quality black leather (or bown leather stained back) "over the shoulder" cross strap which attached to the leather Hip Holster mounting belt loop which also acts as a waist belt loop

November 26th

Sight slide moves correctly

though the scabbard is somewhat deteriorated

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Airmen's Folding Survival Machete by Cattaraugus with Rare Blade Guard Category_Feed Block Assembly Original Item: Manufactured just afterOriginal 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. Case, Camillus, and Cattaraugus were the 3 makers contracted by the USAAF to manufacture these folding machetes. This example is faintly