This knife is particularly sharp and could inflict serious cuts. The sheath could be sewn into a pocket or hidden under a coat lapel. The knife's handle portion is cord wrapped, including a finger loop, to give the user a more secure grip. Gun disguised as a pen for use by SOE agents, 1945.
You can rest assured they did not whack off the bayonet tips to make these little daggers and throw the rest of the bayonet away. Formed in 1940, SOE was an underground army that waged a secret war in enemy-occupied Europe and Asia. X-daggers are also the controversial knives which some say bayonet blades were not suitable, or sensible, for converting into fighting knives. Police in Newark say that a 12-year-old student brought a gun to school on. My husband also has an extensive military background training of over 10+ years and goes through countless gun training exercises on a monthly basis. We have a safe where we properly store our guns. Please note: My husband and I are well versed in gun safety. The fighting knives were the X-daggers which have their own section here on our website. I highly recommend this gun store to anyone looking to make their first gun purchase. Why is that important? It is important because these are fairly common and they were made from "scrap." The major portion of the bayonet blade was used to make fighting knives, the cut off tips ended up as thumb daggers. Why is it important at all? It is made from an 1888 or 1903 Bayonet tip. Right: This is perhaps the most important thumb dagger in our collection.