Originally Posted by
pelago
relayed to me by a 92 yr old Canal, Pelilu, Okinawa veteran, in reference to the USMC front sight.
When he was in boot camp and camp Lejeune prior to shipping to pacific he was instructed to sharpen the back side of his front sight, the hook on the back to the base to be sharpened enough to tear the neck out of a japanese soldier if it had to happen in hand to hand.
He said it had to be "sharp" like a knife blade, not the top but the back side
True, ?? but sure could be