Original British WWII Early 3rd Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard German Gun Magazines These helmets were stamped from

These helmets were stamped from flat steel

The first trials were at Chesil Beach in January 1943

The following 5 helmets are included in this lot:

The collector who owned this previously apparently assembled this fine set during the late 1990s

Measures approximately 14 x 4 inches

Original British WWII Early 3rd Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard German Gun Magazines These helmets were stamped fromOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good example of an early "Third Pattern" British Fairbairn Sykes commando dagger, with a blacked brass 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