Original U.S. WWI & WWII USMC Square Tip Entrenching Machete by Collins & Co. with Scabbard m The yellow band around the

The yellow band around the neck of the body was standard

Operation Frantic:

it has suffered from dry rot over the past 75+ years

It would have been used by soldiers learning marksmanship in the early days of WWI or WWII

At that time she was the largest War Ship in the World

Original U.S. WWI & WWII USMC Square Tip Entrenching Machete by Collins & Co. with Scabbard m The yellow band around theOriginal 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