OSS, CIA Survival, Killer Knives

28.03.2019 18:44

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One of the most famous knife types in the world, the machete was quite capable of cutting its way through the dense jungles of Burma. Its lengthy blade could also deliver a devastating blow to an enemy. OSS acquired machetes with blades between 18 and 22 inches long.

This knife was used by British and American demolitionists during WWII. A member of an Office of Strategic Services Jedburgh team carried this on his first mission as he parachuted into Nazi-occupied France.
15 cm x 2 cm 1.5 cm
(L x W x cm)

This OSS paratrooper’s knife, issued to a member of the Free Thai Movement, went into the parachutist’s breast pocket for use in the event he landed in a tree and had to cut himself free of his parachute lines. The blade is spring activated to enable opening it with one hand.
18 cm x 19 cm x 1.5 cm
(L x W x H)

CIA officer Gary Schroen was starting his transition to retirement, but after 9/11 he volunteered to service and lead Operation JAWBREAKER into Afghanistan. He carried this knife with him in the war zone.
17.3 cm x 6 cm
(L x W)

Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife Introduced in 1941, this knife is named after its two British designers, Captains W. E. Fairbairn and E. A. Sykes. While serving with the Shanghai Police, they gained experience in close-combat fighting. Fairbairn and Sykes designed the weapon for striking at vulnerable parts of an opponent’s body, especially the vital organs.
Because of its effectiveness, the knife quickly became a favorite of British commandos. Fairbairn was later loaned to the Office of Strategic Services as an instructor. While with OSS, he created a special version of the knife for them. Successor versions of the weapon were made well into the 1990s.
29.2 cm x 5 cm x 1.5 cm
(L x W x H)

OSS adopted for its own use this distinctive knife, which the British Army issued to soldiers during WWII. Note the marlin spike, sheepsfoot cutting blade, screwdriver, and can opener. OSS Capt. William H. Pietsch, Jr., carried this one when he parachuted into Nazi-occupied France in the summer of 1944 on his first Jedburgh mission.
15.2 cm x 8.9 cm

OSS Officer Sam Backus carved his initials, S.D.B., into the leather sheath of this steel, doubled-edged knife with grooved leather handle. Backus served in the China-Burma-India Theater during the war.
Knife: 29.4 cm x 5.7 cm x 2.6 cm
(L x W x H)
Sheath: 46 cm x 5.3 cm x 1.4 cm

An essential part of the survival kit for American forces in the Philippines, China, and Burma, this knife was ideal for cutting through jungle brush. It also had potential as a combat knife—its manufacturer provided instructions on how to use the Woodsman’s Pal to defeat a Japanese soldier armed with a samurai sword.

OSS, CIA Survival, Killer Knives

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