Original WWII U.S. OSS Philippine Guerilla Machete with Original Leather Sheath & Instruction Packet Still Attached - Flat Tip Blade MG 34 Feed Assembly The helmet is a very

The helmet is a very early pattern

Employing the hard-learned lessons of the battle of Tarawa

11 Field Regiment RCA being responsible for the northern half  and the 8 Field Regiment RCA for the southern half

A swarm of expendable torpedo boats attacking en masse could overwhelm a larger ship's ability to fight them off using its large but cumbersome guns

Guard units did not usually see extensive service in combat except during wartime

Original WWII U.S. OSS Philippine Guerilla Machete with Original Leather Sheath & Instruction Packet Still Attached - Flat Tip Blade MG 34 Feed Assembly The helmet is a veryOriginal Item: Only One Available. These are quite rare, and this is the first example that we have offered with the original instruction packet tag! We have seen these variously described as "survival" and "field modified" machetes, but the true story is far more interesting! According to the book U. S. Military Knives, Bayonets and Machetes, Book III by M. H. Cole, these machetes were sold and distributed by the Cruver Manufacturing Company. The