Original British WWII Second Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife - Broad Arrow Marked Flags & Signs The liner is silver embossed

The liner is silver embossed with the EREL logo and manufacture information in a diamond over the right ear:

Overall condition in very good

Hess's degrees were never bestowed

They probably evolved from the early Highlanders' footwear which consisted of leather or hide wrapped around their feet

and it is definitely one of the lesser common varieties encountered

Original British WWII Second Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife - Broad Arrow Marked Flags & Signs The liner is silver embossedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is one of the rarer versions of the Fairbairn Sykes fighting knives. Featuring a blackened brass handle, blackened blade, B stamped cross guard (also stamped "ENGLAND" from when it was imported to the USA in the 1970s, further legitimizing this knife) and a later version leather sheath, also stamped "ENGLAND." Condition of the knife is very good, still with a sharp edge, possibly the original factory sharpening.