Original British WWII Third Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard marked Sheffield England U.S. Flags - Rectangular chin strap bales

- Rectangular chin strap bales (post war were trapezoidal)

- Cleaning Rod

the front of the top strap and the front of the frame

this will not last long

ensuing political pressure to adopt a domestic design resulted in the Vetterli Model 1867

Original British WWII Third Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard marked Sheffield England U.S. Flags - Rectangular chin strap balesOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of an early production "Third Pattern" British Fairbairn Sykes commando dagger, with a blacked brass handle and scabbard. As brass was a "strategic material," only the early examples of the third pattern have brass handles, with later war produced models having alloy handles. The handle dates production to late 1943 early 1944. This example comes with a custom leather scabbard, with a belt