Original U.S. WWII Collins & Co Legitimus Model 128 Machete With Milwaukee Saddlery Co. 1942 Dated Scabbard Receiver Top Cover made in 1944 by Bausch

made in 1944 by Bausch & Lomb Optical Company

It provides to energy to pull the operating parts back into battery after a cartridge has been fired or the crank handle has been pulled and released

The helmet carries the short communication cord favored by fighter pilots and is fitted with a plug that is nicely marked BLK v F 127560

Flexible brass chin scales with "gold thread" tie at throat

Original U.S. WWII Collins & Co Legitimus Model 128 Machete With Milwaukee Saddlery Co. 1942 Dated Scabbard Receiver Top Cover made in 1944 by BauschOriginal Item: Only One Available. In 1826, two brothers, Samuel Watkinson Collins (age 24) and David Collins (age 21) along with their wealthy cousin, William Wells, purchased the old Humphrey gristmill along the Farmington River in South Canton with the intention to produce high quality ground axes. The Collins Company line of products would grow over the years to include not only axes, but also machetes, hatchets, adzes, brush hooks, picks,