Original British WWII “Non Import Marked” 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard Russian Flags Output was inspected by a

Output was inspected by a branch of the inspection office at the Birmingham Small Arms plant

The result was early detonation either while still held or before being thrown a safe distance

Bade measures 66 5/8" Inches tall x 10 7/8 Inches wide and weigh approximately 65 lbs

partly removed for installation of the "barrel" style cap nipple cone bolster

Original British WWII “Non Import Marked” 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard Russian Flags Output was inspected by aOriginal 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 1944 early 1945. The knives varied somewhat in size, and this example