Original U.S. WWI & WWII USMC Square Tip Entrenching Machete by Collins & Co. with Scabbard Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts Developed by the Heer in

Developed by the Heer in 1942

but the label touts the firm  as the “sole manufacturer”

The original M15 grenade suffered from an unfortunate design issue

The leather hanger and belt loop are excellent

the headquarters are as follows:

Original U.S. WWI & WWII USMC Square Tip Entrenching Machete by Collins & Co. with Scabbard Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts Developed by the Heer inOriginal Item: Only One Available. Introduced at the end of WWI and in use up through WWII, this is a very nice U. S. Marine Corps Square Entrenching Machete, made by the well known firm Collins & Co of Hartford, CT, and still with its original scabbard. These were intended to cut through brush as well as the ground to help secure a foothold during action. They were often used by landing forces to help quickly make a nice emplacement. The blade on