Stiletto designed the Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife, a double-edged dagger with a long narrow point designed to optimize the blade for thrusting, though it was also capable of slashing strokes if the cutting edges were sharpened. Other variations of the F-S knife soon emerged, including the U.S. Marine Raider Stiletto, which was based upon the Fairbairn-Sykes knife, and the U.S. V-42 stiletto, designed from the outset to emphasize thrusting over cutting. During the 1950s, large numbers of folding switchblade or automatic opening knives with locking blades were imported from Italy to the United States. Most of these switchblades were side-opening designs, though
It Gets Worse: A Collection of Essays was the #3 best-selling book in the United States for the week of August 1, 2016. It Gets Worse: A Collection of Essays It Gets Worse: A Collection of Essays is a book by Shane Dawson released on July 19, 2016. Dawson released a short film of the same name to go along with the book. In "Bustle", Alex Weiss describes the collection as narrating a range of events in Dawson's life "from his most bizarre moments of childhood to dressing in drag for the first time, from clashes with celebs to coming to terms with his bisexuality and how