The BC-41 was a combined knuckleduster and dagger weapon used by the British Commandos during World War II for close combat and ambushes.Fighting Knives: An Illustrated Guide to Fighting Knives and Military Survival Weapons of the World (1985), Frederick J. Stephens, Although effective, it was eventually replaced by the Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife.
See also Combat knife Yarara Parachute Knife Mark I trench knife Special Air Service Royal Marines
References
Further reading Buerlein, Robert. (2002). Allied Military Fighting Knives: And The Men Who Made Them Famous. Paladin Press. Flook, Ron. (1999). British and Commonwealth Military Knives. Howell Press Inc. Locken, Alan. (1995). The Collectors Guide to the Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife. Alan W Locken.
External links History of the Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting knife