Original U.S. WWII First Pattern OSS Drop Knife with Scabbard made from Springfield Trapdoor Bayonet Russian Air Force The SVT-40 (Samozaryadnaya Vintovka Tokareva

The SVT-40 (Samozaryadnaya Vintovka Tokareva

Original chinstrap is also included with period repairs but it is intact

General Smith was wounded three times in action and was awarded the Silver Star and two Bronze Stars for Valor

The blade to hilt joint remains tight without any wobble or looseness noted

Attacks ascribed to Jack the Ripper typically involved female prostitutes who lived and worked in the slums of the East End of London

Original U.S. WWII First Pattern OSS Drop Knife with Scabbard made from Springfield Trapdoor Bayonet Russian Air Force The SVT-40 (Samozaryadnaya Vintovka TokarevaOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very cracking example of the scarce 1st pattern OSS Drop Knife. These knives were manufactured inexpensively and quickly during WWII, and were intended to be dropped from airplanes behind enemy lines to provide weapons for resistance fighters. This particular example still retains the original bluing on the skullcrusher. This OSS Drop Knife is in very good condition, and looks to have been made from a