Original U.S. WWII USAAF Case XX Airmen's Folding Survival Machete with Rare Blade Guard Russian Headgear "The Star Spangled Banner”

"The Star Spangled Banner”

This wonderful condition Grease Gun was manufactured by the Guide Lamp Company and is complete with US ordnance "Crossed Cannon" markings on left side of magazine and serial number 353163

along with his childhood friend Kenneth Green

“The main thing was to obey orders … as long as you did that you’d get along

the knife was modified by reducing the blade to 5” in length

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Case XX Airmen's Folding Survival Machete with Rare Blade Guard Russian Headgear "The Star Spangled Banner”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