#fighting knife

[jabb61]

[nocternalrandomness]

Spartan-George V-14 Dagger

[shadowsteelforge]

1095 steel, hand forged fighter knife.

African Blackwood scales with a natural hamon.

[victoriansword]

British Naval Dirk with Kris-Style Blade, c.1800

Naval officer’s dirk of Egyptian Club type c.1800, wavy 9.9” blade made in imitation of Indonesian kris, gilt brass mounts, pommel in the form of a crocodile’s head, scrolled foliate quillon finials, diced ivory grip. Good condition, gilding worn. Note: The Egyptian Club was formed by captains of the fleet after the 1798 battle of the Nile. Swords and dirks incorporating the image of a crocodile were worn by club members and soon became a more widespread fashion, although it is obvious that few if any cutlers had ever seen a real crocodile. The wavy blade of our dirk was merely intended to convey a sense of the exotic.

[hjmarseille]

March 23, 1945: Troops of a First US Army combat patrol take advantage of a chance to sleep in a bed in a German house. They keep their weapons ready at hand, including two M3 SMGs, an M1 Garand rifle, a fighting knife in a boot, and an M1 Carbine. (NARA)

Photo and caption featured in Osprey Weapon 46 The M3 "Grease Gun" by Leroy Thompson

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[billythehun]

Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife is a double-edged fighting knife resembling a dagger.