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A smatchet is a short, heavy fighting knife 16.5 inches in overall length. It was designed by William E. Fairbairn during World War II.
Smatchet lodged in wood
William E. Fairbairn
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Lieutenant Colonel William Ewart Fairbairn was a British soldier and police officer. He developed hand-to-hand combat methods for the Shanghai Police during the interwar period, as well as for the All
Smatchet
…A smatchet is a short, heavy fighting knife 16.5 inches (42 cm) in overall length (including grip). It was designed by William E. Fairbairn during World War II. Though described in the Office of Strategic Services catalogue as a cross between a machete and a bolo, it was actually based on…
Fairbairn in 1942
OSS Schools and Training Headquarters Staff, 1945 XMAS Card LTC Fairbairn second from the left in third row.