Original U.S. WWII USAAF Camillus Airmen's Folding Survival Machete with Blade Guard, Scabbard & Whetstone U.S. Holsters and G were to be

and G were to be in the first wave of the assault on Omaha Beach

as well as the two leaf "tip up" back sight

Next to this it still retains its original fabric RZM tag

Holzminden

Ase V9   72/OR

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Camillus Airmen's Folding Survival Machete with Blade Guard, Scabbard & Whetstone U.S. Holsters and G were to beOriginal 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