Excellent condition WW2 U.S. Army Air Force folding survival knife/machete. Overall smooth metal in the bright with just slight thin age graying here and there. Excellent edges, Black plastic grips with no chips. Black metal blade guard in place with a few light scratches. Sharp blade markings: “Cattaraugus / U.S.A.” in script.

These scarce knives were adopted by the U.S. Army Air Force in October 1942 for use in the B-4 Emergency Bail Out Kit, fitted with a metal blade guard and carried in a gray scabbard usually attached to the parachute harness. These replaced the older, longer machete and have a 10-inch blade with the entire knife measuring only 11 ½ inches when folded. These were made by three contractors: Case, Collins and Cattaraugus, with bright blades. (Cole illustrates also illustrates one by “Imperial, Prov. R.I.” with a slightly different shaped handle and Parkerized blade.)

This is a scarce knife. See Cole, Book III, p.138-139, No. 1 for an identical example. For condition this would be hard to beat. [sr][ph:m]

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