It is completely straight and has nearly mint paint that is 100% intact throughout
although a selective form of conscription was introduced in Algeria in 1913 and continued until the end of French rule in North Africa
There is the faded number 11 written on one side of the tang
Handmade blade with an asymmetrically rounded (haagari) tang
many with a wave pattern were sometimes created from meteor iron and forged much like Japanese swords
Original Rare U.S. WWII OSS Stiletto attributed to Landers, Frary, and Clark with "Pancake Flipper" Scabbard U.S. Navy It is completely straight andOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This Fairbairn Sykes copy, known affectionately as the Pancake Flipper, is a rare knife produced between 19421943 and was believed to be manufactured by Landers, Frary, and Clark in New Britain, CT. There are no maker marks or any stamping on this knife which was logical to a clandestine weapon such as this. The stiletto was designed for members of the OSS (Office of Strategic Services), the American version of the