Folding machete ?

[bigbore.45]

Hi
need help please,
i read about a folding machete,
a survival tool issued to pilots in WW2.

Is this right, are they still avilable, does anyone have a pic or knows a link??

Thanks a lot

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[not2sharp]

Yes, it's true these knives were made by Imperial, Case, Cattaguragus and others, and issued as part of a survival kit. They were a later war replacement for the Marine Raider Bowie that was originally provisioned with the kit.

They pop up with regularity on Ebay (search under "survival knife" or "machete") and most examples are moderately priced @ $50-100. Imperial probably made some of the better examples and mint copies of these with their leather case can go for several hundred dollars.

n2s

 

[Dexter Ewing]

Camillus was also a manufacturer of a folding machete. Here is an excerpt from an article I wrote on the history of the Camillus Cutlery Company:

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">5678L35 Folding Machete-
Was this a fixed blade or was this a folder? Truth is, it was a bit of both. Camillus made a heavy duty machete for use by the Air Force in their emergency survival kits, mainly for use in the jungle. In order to make this large knife store more easily, the handle featured a pivot much like a modern folding knife that permitted the handle to fold up and rest against the blade, shortening the overall length of the piece. The blade of this beast flared at the tip to put more steel up front for powerful cutting action with minimal effort. Each Folding Machete came with a rugged metal sheath. Total amount produced: 121,848. </font>

You can read the article in its entirety at http://www.camillusknives.com/history.html



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[TimmyTheTalkingToilet]

I have one of the Cattarangus ones, and it has a removiable metal blade guard.

It's interesting though, but I can't get up the nerve to put a thumbstud and a pocket clip on it yet

 

[bigbore.45]

Thanks a lot
it seems to be a very interesting item,
but ebay does not allow me to look at this,
or any blade from WW2! -
they say it would be illegel in Germany,
but that is BS**: legally i could buy here EVERY knife, (with some limits for Nazi-blades wich show swastika , wich i understand and appreciate).

anyway @ TTTT: you dont need a thumbstud or a clip, just shove it in your trousers until the grip will show, then draw and use a little flip .....