Original U.S. WWII Collins & Co Legitimus Model Machete Dated 1945 With USMC Marked Scabbard Antique Smith & Wessons From the beginning the APH-5

From the beginning the APH-5 was suffering from heat built-up

The decal is unfortunately a bit worse off

The "red Earth" portion was added by Sun Yat-sen in winter of 1906

Juncker firm

Even without the actual gas mask

Original U.S. WWII Collins & Co Legitimus Model Machete Dated 1945 With USMC Marked Scabbard Antique Smith & Wessons From the beginning the APH-5Original 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,