Original British WWII OSS Smatchet Heavy Fighting Knife with Scabbard Field Gear complete in the original bronze

complete in the original bronze mounted leather scabbard with large maker's Mmrk to rear of throat mount

Sets such as these were issued for use of any officer in the Trenches

A newspaper article dated June 22nd

The SD-2 was used against British cities

Original British WWII OSS Smatchet Heavy Fighting Knife with Scabbard Field Gear complete in the original bronzeOriginal Item: Only One available. This is a great example of a scarce WWII Issue OSS Smatchet, or Heavy fighting knife. These measure 16. 5 inches (42 cm) in overall length, with a heavy 11 inch blade. It was designed by William E. Fairbairn during World War II, who also helped design the Sykes Fairbairn commando dagger. According to Fairbairn, the Smatchet was an ideal close combat weapon for those not armed with a rifle and bayonet: The