Original U.S. WWII Airborne Schrade Presto M2 No.2 Hook-Bill Paratrooper Knife with Painted Metal Handle & Post-War Lanyard Sales POW stories never end

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it served as a surrogate battleground for the Cold War

It looks to be a Type I Model 1863 with screw retained bands

Some may be missing features pictured

It was supported by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service for aircraft and air strike operation from the fleet

Original U.S. WWII Airborne Schrade Presto M2 No.2 Hook-Bill Paratrooper Knife with Painted Metal Handle & Post-War Lanyard Sales POW stories never endOriginal Item. Only One Available. Worn in the breast pocket of the Paratrooper M2 Jump Jacket, these knives were intended for paratroopers to cut their parachute cords and anything else if they got entangled during a jump. All of the versions are quite rare and hard to find, partly because they continued to be used after the war, and simply wore out. This example has a patent date of January 30th, 1940, and has a post war added lanyard. The greatest