Original British WWII 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife with Post-War Wooden Handle & Scabbard Category_Receiver Top Cover which has been carefully cleaned

which has been carefully cleaned

and does not have the cutouts in the side to use the stock as a barrel wrench

which is also typical for this smith

The mottled patina is lovely

PQMD-277-H-4321

Original British WWII 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife with Post-War Wooden Handle & Scabbard Category_Receiver Top Cover which has been carefully cleanedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a worn example of a late "Third Pattern" British Fairbairn Sykes commando dagger, with a post war wooden handle and partial original scabbard. As brass was a "strategic material," only the early examples of the third pattern have brass handles, with later war produced models having blacked alloy handles. The knives varied somewhat in size, and this example measures 11 7 8", with a 7 1 8 inch blade. This