LC-14-B fighting knife

[Griff Murphey]

Actually the WW-2 iteration of a prewar item called the Woodsman’s Pal. A Vietnam A-1 Skyraider pilot tells me he had one in his survival gear. It’s a nasty looking thing and this one is razor sharp. Being used to dull as-issue bayonets I managed to slit my thumb on this one. The fighting moves suggested in the accompanying manual are cool but I wonder about actual use of them as a close combat weapon. 523BDC47-9172-4F56-91CF-ABF4FC4B2862.jpg7F732EA6-98AE-4136-8698-10A632C70736.jpgF295A38A-775D-4AC2-886F-B509217FBD85.jpg