A Waffen-Ss Italian Volunteer Em/Nco’s Sleeve Eagle GTRexclude Footnote: The Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife

Footnote: The Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife is a double-edged fighting knife resembling a dagger or poignard with a foil grip developed by William Ewart Fairbairn and Eric Anthony Sykes in Shanghai based on concepts which the two men initiated before World War II while serving on the Shanghai Municipal Police in China

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Falange insignia in its talons

A 1916 Battle of Jutland Commemorative Medal by Spink - In white metal

A Waffen-Ss Italian Volunteer Em/Nco’s Sleeve Eagle GTRexclude Footnote: The Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting KnifeBeautiful high quality machine embroidered Italian Waffen SS EM NCOs sleeve eagle; with white, red, and black threading, on a field gray wool backer; on a black rayon backer; measuring 95 mm x 47 mm; very fine condition.