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Elite Smatchet Fighting Knife, WWII Combat Design by Fairbairn with Full Tang Micarta and Wide Blade

This bespoke smatchet is a larger-than-life fighting knife sporting an insanely broad blade designed by my buddy Brother Nathaniel (‪@thelevinlance6566‬ ). It’s based on an actual historical weapon hailed from World War Two, designed by Lieutenant Colonel William Ewart Fairbairn, of the Fairbairn-Sykes knife fame. Whereas the Fairbairn-Sykes has been known for its stealthy commando dagger style, the smatchet was purpose made to be a pure open combat knife with its board leaf blade inspired by the Royal Welsh Fusilier trench knife issued during World War I. In his book Get Tough, Fairbairn described his design mentality of the smatchet as such: “The psychological reaction of any man, when he first takes the smatchet in his hand, is full justification for its recommendation as a fighting weapon. He will immediately register all the essential qualities of a good soldier – confidence, determination, and aggressiveness. Its balance, weight and killing power, with the point, edge or pommel, combined with the extremely simple training necessary to become efficient in its use, make it the ideal personal weapon for all those not armed with a rifle and bayonet.” Now this Brother Nathaniel’s design has a hilt loosely inspired by the Applegate rendition of the smatchet developed in the 80s, with a slightly coffinhilt shape grip, and a protruding steel pommel as a skull crusher or glass breaker for percussive maintenance. The blade is even broader than the typical World War II rendition of the smatchet, coming in a whopping 3-inch width, and with his iconic wavy edge design, flared up in width once a few inches on the blade. This introduces several points on the edge to concentrate the force, making the edge easier to bite into the target. The full width tang with integrated guard and pommel, sandwiched by two micarta scales secured by three copper pins makes the entire hilt extremely durable and weatherproof, capable of enduring any application. A forceful pommel strike with the pointy bit punches into the coconut shell and rips it a new one. The broad nine-and-a-half inches blade makes the weapon authoritative at one pound and 5 ounces, capable of chopping through an unsecured coconut three quarters way through. Downward chopping on a coconut on a bench cleaved it in half. No wonder Fairbairn marketed this design as an open combat weapon. Brother Nathaniel’s design certain further boosts the already fearsome cutting capability. To contact Brother Nathaniel (The Levin Lance) to commission a smatchet of this design:   / natesil   My reviews of Bro Nate's previous sword and knife designs: Brescia Museum Longsword:    • The Last Sword Forged by a Master Smith - ...   Germanic Writhen-Hilt Longsword:    • Writhen-Hilt Longsword (Type XVIIIb) Inspi...   Fantasy Type XVIIIb Longsword:    • Mythical Longsword Test Cutting & Review, ...   Huge Cleaver Falchion:    • Huge Conyers Falchion Test Cutting and Rev...   Fantasy Warhammer:    • Regal Warhammer Review & Test Smashing, De...   Leaf-Blade Fantasy Medieval Dagger:    • Vicious Medieval Dagger Penetration Test &...   Colossal Fantasy Greatsword:    • How Practical a 7-Pound Fantasy Longsword ...   Intricate Elite Bowie Knife:    • Most Lethal and Oversized Bowie Knife? The...   Insane Performance Tactical Khukuri    • Great Gurkha Khukuri Cut through Bone Like...   Ultimate Performance Bowie:    • Ultimate Bowie Knife for Competition Cutti...   Mastercraft Fantasy Falchion:    • Mastercrafted Falchion Forged in Medieval ...   Massive Bowie Knife:    • Massive Bowie Knife Ribs Cutting and Revie...   Midnight Dance Bowie with Dual-Nagel:    • Midnight Dance Bowie/Bauernwehr Hybrid Tes...   Centipede Custom Fighting Knife:    • Bespoke Knife Designed by Brother Nathanie...   Historical Fighting Khukuri and Dagger:    • Khukuri & Dagger as a Master Smith's Legac...