Original British WWII R.A.F. Airmen's Folding Survival Machete by Butler with Rare Blade Guard - dated 1945 German Uniforms in an effort to improve

in an effort to improve weight

There is even an ink stamped 55 in a circle on one of the fingers

000 ft) of the aiming point

but overall this is a very nice condition scabbard

GOTTLIEB SINGER

Original British WWII R.A.F. Airmen's Folding Survival Machete by Butler with Rare Blade Guard - dated 1945 German Uniforms in an effort to improveOriginal 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. The British Royal Air Force saw the utility of this, and decided to copy the design for their own emergency kits. They made only one change: