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dagger, thrust, dagger
Accession Number

NAM.1986-02-45-1

Description

Special Operation thrust dagger, 1939-1945. Steel blade is spiked and angled downward from the grip. The string loop can be used to protect the tip when not in use. The grip is curved. Associated with Lt Col Donald Hamilton-Hill, Special Operations Executive (SOE), Army Commandos, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, World War Two, Balkans and Greece (1940-1945).

Campaigns

World War Two (1939-1945)

Units

Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders
Army Commandos
Special Operations Executive

People

Hamilton-Hill, Donald

Dimensions

Length: 29 cm

Associated collection
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Scabbard for arm or leg dagger, Lieutenant Colonel Donald Hamilton-Hill, Special Operations Executive (SOE), 1941-1945 (c).
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Arm or leg dagger, Lieutenant Colonel Donald Hamilton-Hill, Special Operations Executive (SOE), 1941-1945 (c)
Length: 18 cm
Text: 8.5 cm
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Fountain pen dagger, Lieutenant Colonel Donald Hamilton-Hill, Special Operations Executive (SOE), 1941-1945 (c).
Width: 20 mm
Length: 134 mm
Text: 9 mm
Text: 57 mm
Text: 51 mm
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Pencil dagger, Lieutenant Colonel Donald Hamilton-Hill, Special Operations Executive (SOE), 1941-1945 (c)
Length: 18 cm
Hamilton-Hill, Donald
Pencil dagger, Lieutenant Colonel Donald Hamilton-Hill, Special Operations Executive (SOE), 1941-1945 (c)
Length: 18 cm
Text: 9 cm
Hamilton-Hill, Donald
Length: 26 cm
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