Original U.S. WWII Unissued V-44 No.18 Pilot Survival Fighting Knife Machete by Kinfolks with Leather Scabbard - Excellent Condition Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns Flares not included

Flares not included

The Forty-Fourth was activated with four officers and approximately one hundred and ten enlisted men

the seal replaced the crested eagle with the American bald eagle

Most interesting however are the small areas on the left side of the barrel which look to be melted into the aluminum

common to the period

Original U.S. WWII Unissued V-44 No.18 Pilot Survival Fighting Knife Machete by Kinfolks with Leather Scabbard - Excellent Condition Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns Flares not includedOriginal Items: Only one available. This is an excellent unissued example of a Knifolks No. 18 survival machete. The very first US Army Air Corps survival knife was adopted in 1934 for use in the bail out kit of flyers stationed in tropical climates like Hawaii, Panama and the Pacific Islands. The original knife was the No 18 Machete, which was manufactured by Collins & Company. The original variant had an overall length of around 14 , with a clip