Original British Late WWII or Early Post War 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife by Rodgers with Scabbard Original Antique Guns The lock plate still has

The lock plate still has the original markings

- 1935 Tag Der Arbeit Tinnie: Introduced in 1933

Blade length: 30 1/2”Overall length: 36”

another drawback was the difficulty of maintenance in the field

Original British Late WWII or Early Post War 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife by Rodgers with Scabbard Original Antique Guns The lock plate still hasOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good example of a late "Third Pattern" British Fairbairn Sykes commando dagger, with a blacked flashed brass 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