I am not a big fan of the Ricasso because I don't use it. I have a nice second pattern which does not have the ricasso but does have the nice knurled grips and I think it is the best one BUT I did not have a first pattern to compare it to(at least not yet). The Camillus should be a nice substitute.

There is a real push to revise the history of the FS dagger and make it nothing more than a morale booster by the PC contingent in the UK. British Blades will not even let you discuss the use of the dagger or it's history for fear of a crack down of some sort.

Is there a place for the FS in a modern army?

I think so but it is quite limited. In many cases it has been replaced by the suppressed pistol. However a FS is a much much lighter and cheaper and less complex piece of equipment. I could see one or 2 guys in a unit having a FS type dagger for when they want to put off making noise until the last minute.


Being on the SWAT team in Shanghai was about as good as it gets for hand to hand experience although I grew up as the only white kid on an Indian reserve which was not bad either. My parents were social workers <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/banghead.gif" alt="" />

I have mentioned it before but the perfect book to go with that dagger is Kill or get killed by col Applegate who designed the Camillus knife based on the
FS. You can download it free from Stevespages.

One of my favourite things about the FS daggers is they are completely useless
for anything but murder. It is very unPC and is actually quite rare.