United States. A First Special Service Force V-42 Stiletto By W.r. Case & Sons Auction with a metal Edelweiss insignia

with a metal Edelweiss insignia secured to the left side

that he had no previous military service and that his trade was that of Steel Clerk

plated bronze Stars and Clasps

with lost of green enamels

the other bearing a knife

United States. A First Special Service Force V-42 Stiletto By W.r. Case & Sons Auction with a metal Edelweiss insigniaPurchased directly from the estate of a Special Service Forces member. A rare and desirable V 42 stiletto measuring 320 mm in length, with a 190 mm long magnetic metal blade with a sharpened tip and edges. The obverse ricasso features a grooved thumb rest, facilitating a secure grip during combat use. The blade presents plain with the exception of an obverse makers mark of CASE for the firm of W. R. Case & Sons of Bradford, Pennsylvania. The blade