Special Operations Force dagger, Green Berets
France
20th century
Steel, bronze, leather
Long. total: 31; Long. blade: 19 cm

Straight double-edged blade with a central ridge.
Right-hand guard in a diamond shape, marked on the underside "SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCE PATENTED MODEL GREEN BERETS".
Bronze rocket with seventeen flutes.
Dome-shaped knob.
Braided leather sheath with belt loop and brass tip.

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