Original British WWII OSS Smatchet Heavy Fighting Knife with Scabbard Price_$-050 - $200 Center of cap features a

Center of cap features a bronze star with lovely patina

It also broke off completely at the top of the brass drag

with certain instances of ephemera intended to be collected

000 of these carbines were delivered before the War ended in April 1865

Below this it is signed (Mei) with the characters 井上 勝 清 作 - INOUE KATSUKIYO SAKU

Original British WWII OSS Smatchet Heavy Fighting Knife with Scabbard Price_$-050 - $200 Center of cap features aOriginal 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