Combat Use of the Double-Edged Fighting Knife

A properly trained knife fighter armed with a double-edged knife should prevail in any close-quarter encounter against an individual armed with most weapons-except a firearm. And even then, given the element of surprise, an opponent armed with a handgun is still vulnerable to attacks against a

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trained knife fighter.

Col. Rex Applegate, universally recognized as one of the foremost authorities on close combat with or without weaopns, wrote Combat Use of the Double-Edged Fighting Knife to instill in readers the skills and confidence necessary for contemporary close-quarter knife fighting. Working with W.E. Fairbairn in 1942, Colonel Applegate helped to develop silent-killing instruction for America's first behind-the-lines OSS agents. The two also were responsible for coming up with the Applegate-Fairbairn Fighting Knife, generally regarded as one of the best double-edged combat blades in the world.

Now you, took, can receive the same personalized cose-quarter knife-fighting instruction that has benefited select U.S. armed forces and federal investigative and intelligence personnel.

Contents

Introduction
Scope and orientation
The knife blade and handle
Correct grip
Stance
Knife manipulations
Tactics
Vulnerable points
Utility knives-knife throwing
Knife maintenance
Practice
Knife defense
Sheath
History of the Applegate-Fairbairn knife
Sources for knves, books, and videos

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