Original ECO Stretch BUFF.
STATION IX Limited Custom Edition.
– Made from 2 recycled plastic bottles
– UPF 50
– Weather conditions COOL
– Activity Level MEDIUM
– One size ADULT
Embroidered Patch
“BECOME HARDER TO KILL”
3” x 3”
The Lapel Dagger is an emblematic weapon of the S.O.E.
The S.O.E. “Special Operations Executive”, was a secret British WW2 organization officially formed on July 22nd 1940 under Minister of Economic Warfare Hugh Dalton, from the amalgamation of three existing secret organizations. The purpose of the S.O.E. was to conduct espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance in occupied Europe (and later in Southeast Asia) against Axis powers, and to aid local resistance movements.
Easily concealable, the Lapel Dagger was part of the clandestine weapons carried by S.O.E. agents behind enemy lines. As per the original models, our Lapel Dagger comes with a simple sheath to be sown directly on clothes (behind the lapel of a coat or inside a pocket…) or to be carried around the neck.
This easily concealable weapon was often used as a last ditch effort to slash the hand or the face of an enemy soldier to facilitate escape.
SPECIFICATIONS
TYPE: Fix Blade / Skeletal
Overall Length: 3 1/8 Inches
Blade Length: 2 1/8 Inches
Thickness: 3mm
Steel: VG-10
HRC: 57-58
Finish: Dark Stone-wash
Sheath: Kydex
Weight: 0.4 oz
Historians believe that “Knuckles” or “Dusters” originated from ancient Greece and Rome, where they were first used by Gladiators. These often crude but devastating weapons, have been carried by soldiers during the American civil war, by Parisian gangs “Les Apaches” in the late 1800’s and were widely carried and used by soldiers of both world wars.
Our Dusters are a modern version of a historic model manufactured and carried by the soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire during the First World War.
It is to be noted that our Dusters do not have a palm swell like other designs. This particularity allowed soldiers to wear the knuckles and still perform tasks such as manipulating and reloading firearms for example.
Also, we chose to CNC our Dusters from a solid block of Aluminum, making them compact and lightweight, while still being brutally devastating.
SPECIFICATIONS
Type: “Knuckles”
Overall Length: 4 1/2 Inches
Diameter of Finger Holes: 1 1/16 Inches
Material: Aluminum
Finish: Bead Blasted
Weight: 1.5 oz
Wakizashi
25.98″ Overall Length
17.5 High Carbon Steel Blade
7.87″ Real Ray Skin Wrapped Handle
Hard Wood w/ Real Black Buffalo Horns Scabbard
INcludes Sword Bag & Box, Cleaning Oil, Wood Stand & Certificate