Original British WWII 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife with Post-War Wooden Handle & Scabbard Featured Item We very rarely see these

We very rarely see these anymore

These were manufactured by the Universal Camera Corporation in New York

as the USSR demanded the signing of a similar treaty

They formed one part of the rapidly evolving defensive equipment used alongside early pad or veil respirators during the opening period of chemical warfare

This is most likely one of those examples

Original British WWII 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife with Post-War Wooden Handle & Scabbard Featured Item We very rarely see theseOriginal 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