FS Commando Daggers
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**RARE**WW2 British Wilkinson Sword London 2nd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes FS Commando Fighting Knife With Double Etched & Blued Panels Blade & Scabbard. Sn 23484:92 - 23484:92 2nd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes 'FS' Fighting Knives were introduced in 1941. This is a rare to find, WW2 2nd pattern FS dagger with double etched & blued panels and scabbard. Examples of FS daggers with Wilkinson etched blades are illustrated in Chapter 7 of ‘The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife & Other Commando Knives’ by Flook. The dagger has the correct blackened brass knurled handle & oval blued steel cross guard. The knife has a 161 mm long blade with medial ridge. The ricasso has etched and blued panels on both sides, one side 'Wilkinson Sword London with Crossed Swords Legend' & the reverse 'The FS Fighting Knife'. The blade is undamaged. Its original scabbard has a blackened brass chape and integral belt loop. The belt loop retains its original elasticated retaining strap and the scabbard has its original 4 sewn on leather tabs. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23484:92 £1,475.00 |
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Post WW2 British WD Hopkinson Sheffield Nowill & Sons Sheffield Marked 2nd Pattern FS Commando Fighting Knife & Scabbard. Sn 23484:91 - 23484:91 The Nowill familly are recorded as Sheffield cutler's since the 16th Century. The family traded under various names and Trademarks until John Nowill acquired the 'crossed keys' trademark in 1842. John Nowill retired from the business in 1847 - three years before his death on 24 October 1850 and the name of the business adopted the 'Nowill & Sons' name. Nowill & Sons made FS Commando Fighting Knives for the British War Dept. In 1947 The Sheffield cutlers F. E. & J. R. Hopkinson Ltd acquired the assets of John Nowill and Frank Mills and used their names & trademarks when making knives (see page 242 of the Sheffield Knife book By Tweedale). 2nd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes 'FS' Fighting Knives were introduced in 1941 (see page 89-93 of The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife & Other Commando Knives By Flook). This post WW2 Hopkinson Sheffield Nowill & Sons, WD marked 2nd pattern FS knife has a blued steel 2nd pattern knurled hilt which retains all of its original blue finish. Its blued double edged dagger blade with medial ridge measures 176mm in length. The blade is undamaged and sharp. The cross guard has Nowill & Sons name and Sheffield address together with Hopkinson ‘H’ within cartouche trademark and a stamped Broad Arrow mark. It is complete with its black leather scabbard with blued chape, original 4 sewn on leather tabs and elasticated retaining strap on the belt loop. All leather & stitching are clean & intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23484:91 £695.00 |
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**RARE**WW2 Era British Wilkinson Sword London 2nd Pattern Nickel Plated Officer’s Fairbairn Sykes FS Commando Fighting Knife With Double Etched Blade & Scabbard. Sn 23484:90 - 23484:90 2nd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes 'FS' Fighting Knives were introduced in 1941. This is a near mint condition WW2 Officer’s nickel plated 2nd pattern, FS dagger and scabbard. Examples of nickel plated FS daggers are illustrated in Chapter 7 of ‘The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife & Other Commando Knives’ by Flook. The dagger has the correct nickel plated brass knurled handle & oval cross guard. The knife has an undamaged 167 mm long blade with medial ridge. The ricasso has etched panels, 'Wilkinson Sword London with crossed swords legend' & the reverse 'The FS Fighting Knife', the etchings are lightly rubbed consistent with age and service use. Its original scabbard has a nickel plated brass chape and integral belt loop with original elastic retaining strap. It retains its original sewn on leather tabs. The price for this rare Officer’s FS includes UK delivery. Sn 23484:90 £1,375.00 |
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**RARE**WW2 British Wilkinson Sword London 2nd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes FS Commando Fighting Knife With Double Etched & Blued Panels Blade & Scabbard. Sn 23484:50 - 23484:50 2nd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes 'FS' Fighting Knives were introduced in 1941. This is a rare to find, WW2 2nd pattern FS dagger with double etched & blued panels and scabbard. Examples of FS daggers with Wilkinson etched blades are illustrated in Chapter 7 of ‘The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife & Other Commando Knives’ by Flook. The dagger has the correct brass knurled handle & oval blued steel cross guard. The knife has a 162 mm long clean blade with medial ridge. The ricasso has etched and blued panels on both sides, one side 'Wilkinson Sword London with Crossed Swords Legend' & the reverse 'The FS Fighting Knife'. The blade is undamaged. Its original scabbard has a brass chape and integral belt loop. Its original elasticated retaining strap is present & it retains its original 4 sewn on leather tabs. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23484:50 £1,195.00 |
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**RARE**WW2 Era British Wilkinson Sword London 2nd Pattern Nickel Plated Officer’s Fairbairn Sykes FS Commando Fighting Knife With Double Etched Blade & Scabbard. Sn 23484:49 - 23484:49 2nd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes 'FS' Fighting Knives were introduced in 1941. This is a near mint condition WW2 Officer’s nickel plated 2nd pattern, FS dagger and scabbard. Examples of nickel plated FS daggers are illustrated in Chapter 7 of ‘The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife & Other Commando Knives’ by Flook. The dagger has the correct nickel plated brass knurled handle & oval cross guard. The knife has an undamaged 165 mm long blade with medial ridge. The ricasso has etched and blued panels, 'Wilkinson Sword London' & the reverse 'The FS Fighting Knife', the etchings are crisp but lightly rubbed consistent with age and service use. Its original scabbard has a nickel plated brass chape and integral belt loop with original elastic retaining strap. It retains its original sewn on leather tabs. The price for this rare FS includes UK delivery. Sn 23484:49 £1,375.00 |
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Cased Post 1952 QE II British Wilkinson Sword ‘Best Commando On Course Prize’ 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes FS Fighting Knife With Etched Panel. Sn 23484:48 - 23484:48 An excellent, original, 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife with etched Wilkinson Sword panel. These post WW2 quality knives were reputedly presented to the ‘best commando on course’ after completion of their arduous training and are highly prized fully functional fighting knives. The 3rd pattern knife was introduced in 1942 (see page 61 & 62 of British & Commonwealth Military Knives By Flook) and continued to be issued post war. This Commando prize FS has an undamaged ribbed and blackened alloy handle and oval blackened steel cross guard. It has a 179mm blued dagger blade with medial ridge. The blade has an etched panel on one side ‘Wilkinson Sword Ltd Made In England QE II Royal Appointment’ together with crossed swords legend within foliate panel. The etching is crisp. The dagger is contained in its quality green leatherette wrapped wooden case. The case has a hinged lid and clasp fasteners. The inside of the case is lined with green felt and contoured to snugly fit the dagger. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23484:48 £595.00 |
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Cased Commemorative British WW2 Fairbairn Sykes 2nd Pattern FS Fighting Knife With ‘FS Fighting Knife’ Etched Blade. Sn 23285 - 23285 This commemorative full size (just over 11 ½” length) 2nd pattern FS Commando dagger most likely made in the 1990’s. There are no maker marks on this knife. The 2nd pattern knurled handle, cross guard and blade retain all of their original plated finish. The blade has just small areas of age related tarnish. The dagger is contained in its original wooden case covered with green leatherette material. The case has a hinged lid and 2 brass clasp fasteners . The inside of the case is lined with felt. It is contoured to fit the dagger. The price for this nice commemorative piece includes UK delivery. Sn 23285 £395.00 |
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**MINT**RARE**1990’s Cased Commemorative Fairbairn Sykes 1st Pattern, FS Commando Dagger With Etched W.E. Fairbairn Signature & FS Panel Blade. Sn 23278 - 23278 The Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife is a double-edged fighting knife resembling a dagger or poignard with a brass or wooden foil grip. It was developed by William Ewart Fairbairn and Eric Anthony Sykes in Shanghai based on ideas that the two men had while serving on the Shanghai Municipal Police in China before World War II. The F-S fighting knife was made famous during World War II when issued to British Commandos, the Airborne Forces, the Special Air Service (SAS) and many other units, especially for the Normandy landings in June 1944. The 1st Pattern FS fighting knife was introduced in 1940 and produced by Wilkinson Sword (see page 63 of The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife & Other Commando Knives By Flook). This commemorative 1st pattern FS Commando dagger was most likely produced in the 1990’s to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the FS Fighting Knife. The knife is in superb near mint condition. The ricasso is etched on one side with panel ‘The FS Fighting Knife’. The reverse has the etched signature of ‘W.E. Fairbairn’. The 1st Pattern nickel plated handle and cross guard (numbered 179) retain their original plated finish. The full size dagger, 12” overall length, is contained in its quality black wood case with hinged lid and clasp fasteners. The inside of the case is lined in felt. The felt is contoured to snugly fit the dagger. The price for this near mint commemorative piece includes UK delivery. Sn 23278 £675.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (23/09) WW2 British Wood Hilt Variant Fairbairn Sykes, FS Far East Operations Commando & RAF Pilot’s Fighting Knife With Wood Hilt & Scabbard With Webbing Frog. Sn 23174:14 - 23174:14 This is an original WW2 era, FS Far East Operations dagger and scabbard (see pages 133 to 137 of The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife & Other Commando Knives by Flook). In his book page 133 Flook references the use of wood handled FS daggers by WW2 Pilots. The excellent hilt is correctly made of wood with grooves to assist grip, rounded blackened steel pommel and blued oval steel cross guard. It has a 171 mm double edged, clean blackened dagger blade with medial ridge. The knife has its original period field adapted leather scabbard with brass chape and frog locket. The scabbard is fitted with a period slim webbing frog with belt loop and hilt retaining strap. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23174:14 £0.00 |
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WW2 British Made WD 42 Marked 3rd Pattern Commando Fairbairn Sykes FS Commando Fighting Knife Supplied To U.S Special Forces & Scabbard. Sn 23174:12 - 23174:12 This is an original WW2 3rd pattern Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife supplied to U.S. Army special forces such as USMC Raiders (see page 124 of The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife & Other Commando Knives By Flook). It has an undamaged ribbed and blackened alloy handle & 172 mm double edged clean steel dagger blade with medial ridge. Supplied with the correct FS blade, this blade has been period cut to stiletto form in the USA and the pommel modified. It has a blued steel oval cross guard stamped with WD arrow 42 designation (a known 3rd pattern FS mark, see page 152 of the author’s book). The guard is also stamped ‘England’ as per the British supplied FS knives supplied to USA referenced by the author. The dagger is complete with original leather scabbard with external blackened brass chape and belt loop. The scabbard retains its original 4 sewn on leather tabs & original elasticated retaining strap. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23174:12 £675.00 |
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