Original U.S. WWII First Pattern OSS Drop Knife with Scabbard made from Springfield Trapdoor Bayonet UZI one of six original frigates

one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and the third constructed

and under the operating lever

Put your bayonets into the ground

having failed to break out of an encirclement east of Minsk on the night of 5/6 July

and has a faint S stamped above the chamber

Original U.S. WWII First Pattern OSS Drop Knife with Scabbard made from Springfield Trapdoor Bayonet UZI one of six original frigatesOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fair and loose example of the scarce OSS Drop Knife, 1st pattern. These knives were manufactured inexpensively and quickly during WWII, and were intended to be dropped from airplanes behind enemy lines to provide weapons for resistance fighters. This OSS Drop Knife is in overall good condition, with a lovely blued finish, and looks to have been made from a nearly unissued trapdoor bayonet. The stamped D