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   From: nestor@thewamphyri.demon.co.uk   
      
   sk3tchA wrote:   
     experienced bladefighters would tell you that the two best knives of   
   > all time for actual combat are the bowie, and the sykes-fairbain   
   > commando knife, made famous by the SAS. Personally, I'd take a   
   > punchknife with a little 3 or 4 inch blade over a switchblade or buck   
      
   The Fairbairn-Sykes knife was designed by these two blokes who were Brit   
   police officers in the Far East, Shanghai if my memory still works.  It   
   was made famous by Brit Commandos in WW2.  It does appear on the SAS cap   
   badge but this was after it was in service.  The real thing sells for   
   £600+ in specialist auctions.   
      
   The same gentlemen wrote "All Out Fighting" a handbook for close quarter   
   combat.  It has hints on how to kill a German with your boots   
   (illustrated) and other handy hints and tips.   
      
   BTW "knife fighting" is not a taught subject in the SAS.  Disarming   
   enemies is in the syllabus but if the bloke is attacking you with a   
   knife you shoot him.  Easy.   
      
   Nestor   
      
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