Original Cold War Polish Paratrooper Knife with Leather Scabbard - Dated 1953 British Lancer Another 5th Maryland

Another 5th Maryland

The TET Offensive

was far from conventional

This plating is still bright with only some small scratches and runner wear keeping it from being mint

Flame Cut Receiver

Original Cold War Polish Paratrooper Knife with Leather Scabbard - Dated 1953 British Lancer Another 5th MarylandOriginal Item: Only One Available. These types of knives go back to the early days of the development of airborne operations. The idea was that a paratrooper would need quick access to a knife to help extricate himself if he became hung up or tangled in his parachute upon landing. The Germans in WWII invented the "gravity knife" for this purpose, and their jump smocks had a special pocket for it. The U. S. copied German doctrine but had the M2