WarPast Direct
$21.31
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Cannot ship to: HI, MA, NJ
Shipping restrictions apply in 5 states
- CA — Dirks and daggers illegal to carry concealed; banned in many public buildings; shipping is legal but buyer must understand strict carry restrictions
- CT — CT bans certain blade types; buyer should review CGS §53-206 before purchase
- NY — NY Penal Law §265.01 broadly defines dangerous weapons; gravity knife definition has historically swept in many ordinary knives; buyer must understand NY knife laws
- TX — TX Penal Code §46.05 designates blades >5.5 in. as location-restricted knives; illegal in schools places of worship bars amusement parks hospitals etc. Buyer must understand carry restrictions.
- WA — Seattle Tacoma and Vancouver define any fixed-blade or folder >3.5 in. as a dangerous knife with carry restrictions; buyer should understand local ordinance restrictions
Modern production. This is a currently made piece in the tradition of the original; the history below is about the original.
The Marine Raider stiletto is the U.S. Marine Corps' copy of the British Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife: a slim double-edged dagger designed purely for silent killing, issued in 1942 to the new Raider battalions and paramarines. About 14,370 were made by Camillus, carried at Makin, Guadalcanal, and Bougainville, and its silhouette — with the Raider patch it appears on — became one of the Corps' most storied emblems, though as a working knife the delicate blade lost the argument to the KA-BAR within a year.
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