Original U.S. WWII Unissued USAAF Imperial Folding Survival Machete Type A-1 with Scabbard & Whetstone Hotchkiss MG and the metal plate on

and the metal plate on the BACK of the scabbard

stands for for Victoria Regina

allowing corrosion

" The Jubilee series

It is a genuine USGI bring back and even shows where the soldier found it with the location and date carved into the butt stock reading:

Original U.S. WWII Unissued USAAF Imperial Folding Survival Machete Type A-1 with Scabbard & Whetstone Hotchkiss MG and the metal plate onOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a great example of a World War II U. S. Army Air Force Type A 1 folding machete survival knife. These were manufactured by Imperial Knife Co. Providence RI. as stamped on left ricasso: IMPERIAL PROV. R. I.. Adopted by the US Military in 1942 for the B 4 emergency bail out kit usually attached to the parachute harness. The machete has checkered black plastic grip panels and a blued steel blade. There is a