Original U.S. WWII USAAF Imperial Folding Survival Machete Type A-1 with Scabbard & Whetstone Royal Air Force because of continual persecution throughout

because of continual persecution throughout Europe

The left side of the barrel knoxform is marked with the manufacturer license information

only a few of these little paradummies were made for the Navy test

They are unquestionably worthless

The saddle ring bar is still intact

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Imperial Folding Survival Machete Type A-1 with Scabbard & Whetstone Royal Air Force because of continual persecution throughoutOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a great example of a World War II U. S. Army Air Force Type A 1 folding machete survival knife. These were manufactured by Imperial Knife Co. Providence RI. as stamped on left ricasso: IMPERIAL PROV. R. I.. Adopted by the US Military in 1942 for the B 4 emergency bail out kit usually attached to the parachute harness. The machete has checkered black plastic grip panels and a blued steel blade. There is a