Original U.S. WWII USAAF Cattaraugus Airmen's Folding Survival Machete with Rare Blade Guard Bren LMG as well as the number

as well as the number 39 stamped into the stock and sideplate

with a 31 inch long barrel assembly

showing some oxidation on the rear

One strap missing

Groupings to this caliber are becoming extremely difficult to come across

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Cattaraugus Airmen's Folding Survival Machete with Rare Blade Guard Bren LMG as well as the numberOriginal 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