Bidspirit auction | A Collection of US Military

A Collection of US Military and Commercial Edged Weapons with Web Belt - This group features several 20th-century edged weapons including military-issue and commercial examples. The first item is a WWII-era folding survival machete stamped CAMILLUS on the blade, featuring black plastic scales and a metal crossguard. The second item is a US Pilot's Survival Knife with a hexagonal pommel stamped CAMILLUS / N.Y. / 5-1967, indicating Vietnam War-era production. It features a stacked leather handle and a saw-back blade, accompanied by a brown leather sheath with a front storage pouch. The third item is a commercial fixed-blade knife with custom-shaped wood handle scales, etched STAINLESS STEEL / CHINA on the blade near the handle. The fourth item is a US military style bayonet with checkered black plastic grips, likely an M6 or M7 pattern, housed in a green fiberglass scabbard stamped U.S. M8A1 / V.P. CO. on the metal throat. The lot also includes an olive drab canvas web belt with three rows of metal eyelets and a T-slot buckle. Folding machete length: approximately 15.5 inches Pilot's survival knife length: approximately 9.5 inches Bayonet length: approximately 11.5 inches. The collection shows varying degrees of heavy field use and age. The folding machete blade has significant sharpening marks, scratches, and surface oxidation. The pilot's knife exhibits loss of the original finish on the blade and darkened leather on the handle; the leather sheath is heavily worn with surface cracking. The bayonet blade shows notable surface rust and pitting. The commercial knife is in good used condition with minor surface scratches. The canvas web belt is faded and worn with green verdigris present on the metal eyelets.