Original British Late WWII or Early Post War 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife by Rodgers with Scabbard Antique Guns The most noticeable is the

The most noticeable is the lovely octagonal twisted steel barrel

we were bombing behind the German lines

one man killed and 7 men wounded

the duel was short and bloodless

Original British Late WWII or Early Post War 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife by Rodgers with Scabbard Antique Guns The most noticeable is theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good example of a late "Third Pattern" British Fairbairn Sykes commando dagger, with a blacked alloy handle and 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 copper plated and blacked alloy handles. Unlike many we see, this example is actually maker marked on the underside of the crossguard,