COL MOSCHIN DESERT WARFARE

COL MOSCHIN DESERT WARFAREMade to order for the renowned 9th Parachute Assault Regiment Col Moschin of the Italian special forces, which officially adopted it in 2002, this is a quintessential combat knife. It represents a contemporary reworking of daggers issued to the Arditi the historical force in whose footsteps the 9th walks which sported asymmetrical blades and straight but direction sensitive hilts. Designed to be light and handy, balanced decidedly toward the hilt,

Buzzard are one of the smallest birds of prey

Its adaptability also makes it ideal for urban areas where it is necessary to move quickly and with agility

The new desert coloration gives to this model a new tone that best meets the needs of the most modern operative units

This allows to clip the sheath together with not only belts

Dual grit sharpening stone (ceramic abrasive and synthetic diamond)

which recalls the shape of the tail/propel section of the Siluro a lenta corsa (S

The sheath

Each new “Incursore” (assault paratrooper) is issued one of these knives and trained to use it to its best

wear resistance and toughness

11” (130 mm)

equipped with a “skull crusher” appendix in hard metal

ONTOS (“the thing” in Greek) is a pure field knife