Paratrooper Knife: Exclusive Design And Functionality

KNIFE. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	5-1956-A
Name	Army Paratroopers Knife
Hilt	Zamac pommel in a beautiful design shaped like a parachute deployed and flying in the sky. Straight quillons made of the same pommel material and endings also shaped like deployed parachutes. Fusiform wooden grip lacquered in black, displaying a diamond with the Army emblem, the St. Andrew eagle with the Cross-Sword of Santiago.
Blade	Straight, with a large ricasso. From there, two flats and two edges run up to the tip.
Scabbard	Black leather with its own strap to hold the weapon by the grip and also to suspend it from the belt.
Inscription	None visible
Regulation	Order dated March 21, 1956. “Uniform regulations for chiefs, officers, non-commissioned officers, and equivalents…”
Dagger Description	The dagger for chiefs and officers bears the unit emblem; however, this knife carries the Army emblem.
Total Length	230 mm
Blade	180 mm
Width	21 mm
Collection	Collection of Rafael Jorda
Origin	Knife Army Paratroopers circa 1956

Paratrooper Knife: Exclusive Design and Functionality