Original British WWII Early 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard NATION The cuff title is constructed

The cuff title is constructed of very nice black wool and appears to be without major damage or wear

for extraordinary heroism in action near Tchepone

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The scabbard comes with the original P14 black leather frog

Original British WWII Early 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard NATION The cuff title is constructedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good example of a late "Third Pattern" British Fairbairn Sykes commando dagger, with a black colored 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 blacked alloy handles. The handle dates production to late 1943 early 1944. The knives varied somewhat in size, and this example