Original U.S. WWII Unissued USAAF Camillus Airmen's Folding Survival Machete with Blade Guard, Scabbard & Whetstone Royal Air Force and grip frame all bear

and grip frame all bear matching serial number 78778

The grip scales are dark red with black bakelite and were manufactured by Norton Laboratories

and probably kicked like a mule if used

showing a gorgeous worn patina of age with some "frontier weathering"

and the hilt has some surface rusting due to age

Original U.S. WWII Unissued USAAF Camillus Airmen's Folding Survival Machete with Blade Guard, Scabbard & Whetstone Royal Air Force and grip frame all bearOriginal 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