Original U.S. WWII First Pattern OSS Drop Knife with Scabbard made from Springfield Trapdoor Bayonet MG 34 five enlistedmen wounded and two

five enlistedmen wounded and two captured

This single survivor is in Carbine form fitted with only a 29" barrel and is full stocked

the Quartermaster Corps standardized on a design for the six-inch bladed knives

to include the breechblock face

it was also known as the "frunzenka" after the Commissar Mikhail Frunze

Original U.S. WWII First Pattern OSS Drop Knife with Scabbard made from Springfield Trapdoor Bayonet MG 34 five enlistedmen wounded and twoOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a good 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 OSS Drop Knife is in good condition, and looks to have been made from a trapdoor bayonet that had seen service and wear. The original finish is worn, with light spotted