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06-15-2018, 10:57 AM
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What is this thing used for? I found it in my Grandfathers tool box.
I figure someone here will know what it is long before I can find out, I don't even know where to start. I remember him having it from as far back as the early '70s.
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06-15-2018, 11:06 AM
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That is a Camillus Folding Machete. It was made for pilot survival kits in the Pacific Theater during WW II. 121,848 were produced.
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Thats a WWII Army Air Force folding machete.
Adopted in 1942 for the B-4 Emergency Bailout Kit.
You are missing the sheet metal blade protector.
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06-15-2018, 01:56 PM
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Here’s mine with the blade guard in place.
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06-16-2018, 02:06 AM
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My brother in law has a Wilkinson Sward folding machete with the blade guard. I've always admired it, well made and sturdy.
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