Collins marine raider knife Original Leather Sheath Old Collins & Co Bowie #13 WW2 V44 Knife Marine Raider . This is one of the early models with the arm lifting a hammer to the sky under Collins & Co name. #1001 USMC "machete, intrenching". The Collins & Company Legitimus knife was the classic WWII Marine Corps knife! Four Raider battalions served operationally but all were disbanded on 8 January 1944 when the Corps made the doctrinal decision that the Raiders had outlived their original mission. Pre-Owned. This is a rare example of the 1st Battalion, 21st Marine Regiment Fighting Knife and is offered in very good condition. Where the "Marine Raider Bowie" name comes from is that when the 1st Marine Raider Battalion was stood up in 1942 one of the items of equipment was approximately 750 #18 Pequeno Machetes. Shuey’s pattern was essentially a copy of the Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife with altered material specifications designed to reduce dependence Jun 1, 2022 ยท The Collins #18 Pequeno Machete was in use for many years in the AAC bailout bags as a survival machete/knife before WW2 began. During WW2 Western, Kinsfolk & Case made versions. This is an original WW2 production US Marine Raider Knife.