This British Special Forces Lapel Knife was made and issues by British Special Forces during World War II. These British Special Forces created lethal weapons that could be easily hidden and use during espionage and spy operations in World War II. Irregular warfare, especially sabotage and raiding operations and special reconnaissance, required the use of unusual weapons. This blade was designed to be hidden behind the jacket lapels for ease of access. It could also be secreted anywhere and was small but sufficient for striking in close combat.
The Special Operations Executive (SOE) was a British World War II organization that conducted espionage, sabotage, and reconnaissance in occupied Europe and aided local resistance movements. Few people were aware of SOE’s existence. It had many cover names, including the “Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.” The organization directly employed or controlled just over 13,000 people, about 3,200 of whom were women.
Various types of blades were created especially for the SOE and OSS, the US equivalent, during WW2. These were designed as secret weapons, easily concealable, yet lethally practical for actions of sabotage and close combat on clandestine operations. The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was a wartime intelligence agency of the United States during World War II and a predecessor of the modern Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
British Special Forces Lapel Knife
- Title: British Special Forces Lapel Knife
- Year: 1939 -1945
- Material: Metal
- Museum: International Spy Museum
A Tour of the International Spy Museum
- Scaramanga’s Golden Gun
- Los Alamos, Manhattan Project, S-Site Badge
- Manhattan Project, Service Certificate
- Forged British Bank Note from Operation Bernhard
- Enigma Cipher Machine
- British Special Forces Bobbins
- Sleeve Dagger with Sheath
- British Special Forces Lapel Knife
- Kiss of Death, Lipstick Pistol
- Glove Pistol
A Tour of Washington, D.C. Museums
- National Gallery of Art
- National Museum of American History
- National Air and Space Museum
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- National Museum of Natural History
- National Portrait Gallery
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- The Phillips Collection
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
- International Spy Museum
- National Museum of Women in the Arts
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Tour of Military and War Museums and Memorials
- Imperial War Museum, London
- Intrepid, Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York
- Australian War Memorial
- Darwin Military Museum, Australia
- Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne, Australia
- Changi Museum, Singapore
- War Museum of Thessaloniki, Greece
- Churchill War Rooms, London
- Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, New Zealand
- Household Cavalry Museum, London
- National Army Museum, London
- MacArthur Museum Brisbane
Spy Museums
- International Spy Museum
- Spy Museum Berlin
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“It is because politics is more difficult than physics.”
– Einstein
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