Original U.S. WWII USAAF Case XX Airmen's Folding Survival Machete with Rare Blade Guard Breda M-37 where rifles were produced at

where rifles were produced at Springfield Armory

so the classification of this sword is not entirely clear

4th Battallion

It's history of display can be tracked at the War Bird Registry:  CORSAIR/Bu

with the original inertial friction fuse still attached

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Case XX Airmen's Folding Survival Machete with Rare Blade Guard Breda M-37 where rifles were produced atOriginal 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 maker contracted by the USAAF to manufacture these folding machetes. This example is marked on