Overview
This Applegate-Fairbairn Boot Dagger (#097) has a satin finished double edged blade with hollow ground b-side, hidden tang construction. Blade stock is .187", depth is 1". Handle is Grenadill wood with black guard, and lanyard hole. Comes with original box, papers, and black/grey leather sheath. Excellent condition.
This version is smaller than the original and features a concave back blade. Based on an ancient Japanese spear design, this small and light boot knife is superior in penetration and slashing. When the retired Colonel Rex Applegate handed Boker the prints and design notes for the famous combat knife bearing his name and that of his partner, British Captain W.E. Fairbairn, Boker vowed to stay true to the genius of the original mode, stringently following the original design specifications, with allowances only for the latest in modern materials. The result is the perfect fusion of form and function: The Applegate-Fairbairn Fighting knife from Boker. Its history is compelling: During WWII, commando instructors Applegate and Fairbairn were both assigned to the OSS, the Office of Strategic Services, where they collaborated to improve the Fairbairn-Sykes commando knife, designed for serious hand to hand combat.
