Original British WWII Import Marked 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife with Very Weak Scabbard 81mm Mortar The Massachusetts Arms Company continued

The Massachusetts Arms Company continued producing Maynard sporting and target rifles into the late 19th century

dated 1833 indicating that this is a first year manufacture sword

which originally was painted

or whether the tumbler is damaged

Original British WWII Import Marked 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife with Very Weak Scabbard 81mm Mortar The Massachusetts Arms Company continuedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fair example of a late "Third Pattern" British Fairbairn Sykes commando dagger, with a brass alloy handle and original but extremely weak and fragile 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 3 4", with a 6 7 8