Original U.S. WWII USAAF Case XX Airmen's Folding Survival Machete with Rare Blade Guard Breda M-37 The exposure to the elements

The exposure to the elements explains the woo'd bleach appearance and the loss to some of the brass wire especially around the ball head

and could be easily repaired

4th Battallion

so the classification of this sword is not entirely clear

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 The exposure to the elementsOriginal 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