Original U.S. WWII USAAF Camillus Airmen's Folding Survival Machete with Rare Blade Guard Martini-Henry Rifle Very Good to Excellent condition

Very Good to Excellent condition

Measures approximately 11 12 x 11 1/2 inches

The gilded brass

The details are still crisp and this is the AAF marked WWII version and not the post war USAF marked one

The CROWN marked zipper slider has a small bell marked CAPRI 1944 SAN MICHELE BELL

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Camillus Airmen's Folding Survival Machete with Rare Blade Guard Martini-Henry Rifle Very Good to Excellent conditionOriginal 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 marked on