Original U.S. WWII USAAF Case XX Airmen's Folding Survival Machete Percusion Muskets The rectangular stitching on the

The rectangular stitching on the bottom of the pockets is a known feature for the maker Ernst Melzig of Liegnitz

or possibly had the end of the barrel damaged and was sold out of service

The breech block looks to have been an arsenal spare

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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

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Case XX Airmen's Folding Survival Machete Percusion Muskets The rectangular stitching on theOriginal 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