It really took off for U.S. troops in the Pacific in World War II. The American-issued Bolo, a heavy-tipped cousin of the machete, and the Filipino guerrillas who mastered it, proved the blade’s worth ...
When a man broke into Karen Dolley’s home on Thursday night, her training in medieval combat came in handy. So did her sword. The 43-year-old woman said she awoke around midnight to the voice of a man ...
LONDON (Reuters) -At least 1,000 weapons have been surrendered under a British government amnesty launched last month to combat knife crime, the interior ministry announced on Friday, as a new ban on ...
INDIANAPOLIS — When a man broke into Karen Dolley’s home Thursday night, her training in medieval combat came in handy. So did her sword. The 43-year-old woman said she awoke around midnight to the ...
This article by Jared Keller originally appeared on Task & Purpose, a digital news and culture publication dedicated to military and veterans issues. The U.S. armed forces have engineered all manner ...