The White Shadow Dojo is a Martial Arts school run by Gwynne and David in western New York. This blog features information on our book "The Rhythm of One", our class offerings, a calendar of events, an edged weapons forum, articles on knife design, and a community space for the research and dissemination of Martial Arts. "Sometimes irreverant, often opinionated, always brutally honest."

Saturday, March 07, 2015

SOE Approved?

Here are some images of a type of knife like the OSS and SOE used but with the addition of the skull. What I like about it is the skull makes it comfortable to handle and would not hurt your hand if you hit some hard gear, like with the standard SOE nail with small handle. Capt. Mason said he hated using the commando "nails" because they hit a nerve center in the palm of his hand. Harder to conceal no doubt. The detail of the hand-sculpted skull is incredible. It came with a kydex sheath but I am going to make a leather one like they had in WW-II. When I bought it I decided the handle was too long so I sent it back to the maker and had him shorten and rethread it for the skull. Now when you hold it your thumb and forefinger comes right to the end of the handle/blade juncture. Perfect! Overall length is 8 1/2 inches. Long enough to do some serious damage.

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