V-42 WWII Dagger - Photo Gallery

Issued to U.S. Special Forces in WWII, the V-42 combat knife featured a skull-cracker butt cap, double-edged blued blade and a stacked leather washer grip.

The V42 was a stiletto styled fighting knife based on the popular Fairbairn Sykes and issued during the Second World War to the First Special Service Force or Devil's Brigade, a joint Canadian/American commando unit.

Originals are very scarce, but this faithful, collector quality reproduction is sharp and battle ready.

Grooved thumb rest in the ricasso for improved control when thrusting, pointed steel skull crusher pommel. Leather washer grip with leather cross guard buffer (the leather buffer was only attached through the tang, it was not attached to the back of the cross guard).