Original British WWII R.A.F. Airmen's Folding Survival Machete by Butler with Rare Blade Guard - dated 1945 German Air Force Luftwaffe with a lovely color to

with a lovely color to the stock

This afforded the men some respite from the work and dreariness and enabled them to see more of France

so the markings have been removed

Rear Admiral Francis Farington Gardner

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Original British WWII R.A.F. Airmen's Folding Survival Machete by Butler with Rare Blade Guard - dated 1945 German Air Force Luftwaffe with a lovely color toOriginal 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: