Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Special Order Wilkinson, 1910 with Toledo blade

kronckew · 11th June 2017, 06:59 PM

i always remember col. 'mad jack' churchill, in ww2, a commando who not only walked ashore in norway with his basket hilted broadsword in hand, but had his piper playing behind him. he also stated that "Any officer who goes into action without his sword is improperly dressed." he captured 42 germans using his sword.

he also had the distinction of the last confirmed combat kill with an english longbow, skewering a german sergeant..

11th June 2017, 06:59 PM	#10
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,150	i always remember col. 'mad jack' churchill, in ww2, a commando who not only walked ashore in norway with his basket hilted broadsword in hand, but had his piper playing behind him. he also stated that "Any officer who goes into action without his sword is improperly dressed." he captured 42 germans using his sword. he also had the distinction of the last confirmed combat kill with an english longbow, skewering a german sergeant..