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Is that the one that is supposed to be thrown from the sheath? Probably takes some training but it didn't really work for me.
 
KenHash said:
At the risk of sounding dense, how exactly are those two attachments (sawblade and file) deployed? Those holes must fit into something....
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was trying to figure that out too. saw and other looks like a file?
 
jbmonkey said:
was trying to figure that out too. saw and other looks like a file?
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My initial assumption was that they replaced the blade. But I see nothing suggesting that it is removable.
Then I thought maybe they fit into the back of the handle. But I still don't see anything there to lock them there either.
The paracord fits through those holes but can't imagine how that would work.
My last speculation was that maybe Czech paratroopers carry some other tool into which those saw/files fit.
This one really has me stumped.
 
KenHash said:
My initial assumption was that they replaced the blade. But I see nothing suggesting that it is removable.
Then I thought maybe they fit into the back of the handle. But I still don't see anything there to lock them there either.
The paracord fits through those holes but can't imagine how that would work.
My last speculation was that maybe Czech paratroopers carry some other tool into which those saw/files fit.
This one really has me stumped.
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KenHash said:
My initial assumption was that they replaced the blade. But I see nothing suggesting that it is removable.
Then I thought maybe they fit into the back of the handle. But I still don't see anything there to lock them there either.
The paracord fits through those holes but can't imagine how that would work.
My last speculation was that maybe Czech paratroopers carry some other tool into which those saw/files fit.
This one really has me stumped.
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op added a pic. looks like goes in back of handle. its a cool lookin knife....know nothing about it though.....
 
how big is the blade? I'm thinking 6" range..am i way off?
 
Way back in 1996 I did an article on this knife which pittboomber has correctly identified as a Czech Paratrooper issued knife. As best as I can remember it had a round metal bar, that fitted thru the handle and the hole in the saw and the file and provided a much stronger, and secure way to attach them to the handle than a piece of suspension line. Perhaps this is a new version as although the hole in the tools look like the version I had, the hole in the handle seems smaller. John
Just Googled "Images of Czech paratrooper knife" and my memory was correct . If you look at the second photo, the line going thru the handle, looks like it has a lining for the hole. I found a photo of that line out of the handle, and that brass (?) rim you see is actually that round metal bar, fastened to the end of the cord, which goes thru the handle and the tool, holding it to the handle. John
 
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John A. Larsen said:
Way back in 1996 I did an article on this knife which pittboomber has correctly identified as a Czech Paratrooper issued knife. As best as I can remember it had a round metal bar, that fitted thru the handle and the hole in the saw and the file and provided a much stronger, and secure way to attach them to the handle than a piece of suspension line. Perhaps this is a new version as although the hole in the tools look like the version I had, the hole in the handle seems smaller. John
Just Googled "Images of Czech paratrooper knife" and my memory was correct . If you look at the second photo, the line going thru the handle, looks like it has a lining for the hole. I found a photo of that line out of the handle, and that brass (?) rim you see is actually that round metal bar, fastened to the end of the cord, which goes thru the handle and the tool, holding it to the handle. John
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I will add a couple more photos , but you are correct. It's not a spectacular design but it definitely works
 
That thing's pretty sweet actually if it's made decent. That'd be a cool knife to carry camping and what not if that saw and file work well.
 
I can’t believe they used “lift the dot” fasteners! I thought those were uniquely American and even we don’t use them anymore.

But I don’t see what they are actually doing? Maybe they secure the belt loop?

I like the sheath design being ambidextrous.
 
Whoah, good call, that is pretty awesome. I didn't know about these fasteners until now, I had to look it up. Check out this little video guys if you want to see how they work. You're right, that's a lot of extra work to use those. Looks like it's so that you can open up the belt loop, loop it around your belt, and then fasten it again so that you don't have to take your best off when you put it on or take it off. Like an old school Tek-lok, that's pretty sweet! 👍
 
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