Centaurus,
many thanks for sharing those details about the canopy breaker knife and the decision not to adopt it. Seems very odd considering it had already proven its worth, as surely it would not have been such an expense to equip aircrew with it despite the explosive bolts. I wonder now if this knife is the same knife-looking object I have seen in photos of Argentine Canberra crews, as shown in the photo below. I always thought this possibly some kind of survival kit knife but does this look anything like the canopy breaker knife? My suspicion is that this may look a little small for the job...
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