The V-42 is an American fighting knife first issued in 1942 to the First Special Service Force, the joint American Canadian commando unit known as the Devil's Brigade. Based on the Fairbairn-Sykes design, it used a distinctive double hollow ground blade meant for penetration, reportedly able to punch through a steel helmet and its liner with a single thrust, and a thumb groove on the ricasso helped the user hold the blade flat for both slashing and stabbing. W. R. Case and Sons Cutlery Company manufactured about 3,000 of the knives during the war, and only members of the unit's combat echelon received their own issued blade. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Weapon Class Introduced Year Classification
Service Status Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)Sword / Polearm / Bladed 1 Connections
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First issued in 1942, the V-42 was the standard-issue fighting knife of the FSSF
Article text
First issued in 1942, the V-42 was the standard-issue fighting knife of the FSSF, whose members generally referred to it as the force knife or V-42 stiletto.
- Used In: World War II, infobox wars field: 'World War II'
In Group: Daggers and Knives, Infobox: type
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