The war veteran project is a joint activity of the company Mikov and the Military Solidarity Fund of the Army of the Czech Republic. It started on July 25, 2019 in the presence of Army General Aleš Opata and the chairperson of the Military Solidarity Fund, Brig. general Lenka Šmerdová. Its goal is to connect the memory of the heroism of the soldiers of the Army of the Czech Republic with actual help to those in need.
The project is based on the thematic releases of special editions of knives inspired by significant events in the history of the Czech army. From the sale of each piece of knife included in the War Veteran project, part of the price is transferred to the Military Solidarity Fund. So far, the last knife that was introduced to the public was the Golak. This happened on May 2, 2024 in the DAP Hotel in the presence of Lieutenant General Karel Řehka. On that occasion, Mikov handed over a symbolic check for 150,000 crowns to the representatives of the Military Solidarity Fund. The total amount of contribution from the project already exceeded 400.000CZK in the spring of 2024.
Knife M-1917
The first knife of the project is the officer's version of the M-1917 knife, which was designed as a tribute to the war hero General Josef Bílý. From the selling price of CZK 7,700, CZK 500 will be transferred to the Military Solidarity Fund for each knife from the limited numbered series of 200 pieces. From the sale of the entire series, the Military Solidarity Fund will receive a total of CZK 100,000.
STORM knife
The second knife is the STORM, which recalls the first foreign mission of the Czechoslovak Army in Iraq. CZK 300 from the price of each knife will be transferred to the Military Solidarity Fund.
REPETITOR knife
The third knife is the REPETITOR, which commemorates the UNPROFOR, IFOR, SFOR missions in the former Yugoslavia in the years 1992 - 2001. CZK 300 from the price of each knife will be transferred to the Military Solidarity Fund.
GOLAK knife
The fourth knife is GOLAK, which commemorates the KFOR mission in Kosovo from 1999 - 2011. CZK 300 from the price of each numbered knife will be transferred to the Military Solidarity Fund.
More knives are planned:
Mission in Kuwait, Iraq – ENDURING FREEDOM, IZ SFOR 2002 – 2010
Mission in Afghanistan - ENDURING FREEDOM, ISAF, RESOLUTE SUPPORT 2002 - 2021
Mission in Mali – EUTM, MINUSMA 2013 – 2022