Original British WWII OSS Smatchet Heavy Fighting Knife with Scabbard MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly This is as good as

This is as good as they get and we think its very unlikely we will ever have another to offer

Johnson flew 700 operational sorties and engaged enemy aircraft on 57 occasions

Almost certainly of French origin

with a nice 1939 date

The bluing has been removed from about half the surface

Original British WWII OSS Smatchet Heavy Fighting Knife with Scabbard MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly This is as good asOriginal 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