Overview
The project was commissioned by the C.O.F.S. (Special Operations Command) led by Major General Marco Bertolini. The desire was to have a combat knife that is the modernized version of the “Pugnale da assaltatore mod. 1939”. The exact origin of the knife is not accurately known. However it was World War I that places the mod. 1939 in Italian hands. From there it underwent some improvements to create the M1939 paratrooper version adopted by the Italian Assault Airborne Units. This project though, was already suggested by most of the steel collectors as well.The knife, though maintaining the silhouette, shape and size of the original period knife, it’s a modernized mil-specs reproduction subsequently issued to the C.O.F.S. units as the de facto combat knife.
The blade is a dagger-like design and the edge is a very sharp flat grind. Blade is double edged in the military version while single edged for the civilian version.
The handle made of forprene provides an outstanding gripping surface and stands out as the most obvious enhancement over the original 1939. Therefore, light chopping, prying and probing are comfortably done with minimal hand fatigue.
This ORDINANZA includes the calf sheath but not the belt sheath. It is in excellent condition with just a few light "dings" on the guard. Does not appear to have been used. Blade Steel: Unknown
