SOCP, or the Special Operations Combative Program, was developed by martial artist Greg Thompson to provide the Special Operations community with a hand-to-hand fighting system. Thompson also developed several knives for this martial arts system, with the latest being the SOCP Fixed Blade that’s manufactured by Benchmade.
The SOCP Fixed Blade is a dagger-type weapon – large but thin and lithe – and designed for close-quarters combat. It harkens back to the original M3 Trench Knife which was a dagger with a stacked washer handle, a slight handguard, and a 6.75-inch blade. It was specifically designed for troops who were not carrying a bayonet, including Rangers and paratroopers.
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