Original U.S. WWII First Pattern OSS Drop Knife with Scabbard made from Springfield Trapdoor Bayonet Russian Air Force The blade to hilt joint

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

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

This set includes his foot locker

and almost all of the original factory final grind cross grain visible on both sides

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 blade to hilt jointOriginal 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