Engineering:BC-41
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The BC-41 was a combined knuckleduster and dagger weapon used by the British Commandos during World War II for close combat and ambushes.[1][2][3][4][5] Although effective, it was eventually replaced by the Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife.[6]
See also
- Combat knife
- Yarara Parachute Knife
- Mark I trench knife
- Special Air Service
- Royal Marines
References
- ↑ Fighting Knives: An Illustrated Guide to Fighting Knives and Military Survival Weapons of the World (1985), Frederick J. Stephens, ISBN 0853683441
- ↑ "Clements knuckle-duster knife". https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30003465.
- ↑ "Knuckle-duster knife - Commando, Middle East issue". https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30003414.
- ↑ "'Death's Head' Middle East Commando knife, 1940 (C) | Online Collection | National Army Museum, London". https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2018-05-26-2-1.
- ↑ https://www.combinedops.com/50%20%28MIDDLE_EAST%29_COMMANDOS.htm
- ↑ "British BC41 Fighting Knife | Swords and Knives | Stronghold Nation". https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-bc41-fighting-knife.
Further reading
- Buerlein, Robert. (2002). Allied Military Fighting Knives: And The Men Who Made Them Famous. Paladin Press. ISBN 1-58160-290-1
- Flook, Ron. (1999). British and Commonwealth Military Knives. Howell Press Inc. ISBN 1-57427-092-3
- Locken, Alan. (1995). The Collectors Guide to the Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife. Alan W Locken.
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