Original U.S. WWII USAAF Imperial Folding Survival Machete Type A-1 Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia " Casale said Thursday from

" Casale said Thursday from his Glastonbury home

Color is the classic deep reddish brown of aged oiled walnut

two submarine chasers

The blade has been re-numbered 5233

Our example has the cylinder serial numbered 30855 which being so close to the frame number is clearly the mixing of parts in Army Stores which very often happened at that time

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Imperial Folding Survival Machete Type A-1 Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia " Casale said Thursday fromOriginal 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