Original U.S. WWII USAAF Case XX Airmen's Folding Survival Machete Percusion Muskets 44 Merwin & Hulbert (

44 Merwin & Hulbert (

We do believe this to be a Mills produced one but without a stamp or markings there’s no way to be 100 percent positive

The breech block looks to have been an arsenal spare

The scabbard is a typical Alcoso type

"A Cairns" was the Telescope's Manufacturer in Liverpool

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Case XX Airmen's Folding Survival Machete Percusion Muskets 44 Merwin & Hulbert (Original 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