Original British WWII “Non Import Marked” 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns with a red band that

with a red band that has the insignia machine embroidered directly onto the band with white and black thread

and the blade is currently quite sharp

knotted on the ends to a ring to which the billet straps were tied

making this a rare and fantastic research opportunity

This fine field cooking set comes very possibly from the Victorian ZULU WARS of the late 1870's

Original British WWII “Non Import Marked” 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns with a red band thatOriginal 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