Original U.S. WWI & WWII USMC Square Tip Entrenching Machete by Collins & Co. with Scabbard m and is maker marked with

and is maker marked with a stamped (but hard to read) J

it has suffered from dry rot over the past 75+ years

with the grips overlapping the frame a bit

45-70 Government cartridge

especially on the tip

Original U.S. WWI & WWII USMC Square Tip Entrenching Machete by Collins & Co. with Scabbard m and is maker marked withOriginal Item: Only One Available. Introduced at the end of WWI and in use up through WWII, this is a very nice U. S. Marine Corps Square Entrenching Machete, made by the well known firm Collins & Co of Hartford, CT, and still with its original scabbard. These were intended to cut through brush as well as the ground to help secure a foothold during action. They were often used by landing forces to help quickly make a nice emplacement. The blade on