Original British Late WWII or Early Post War 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife by Rodgers with Scabbard Japanese Navy but was painted over with

but was painted over with the war time Feldgrau (Field Gray)

Here were have a simple all brass and wood POWDER TESTER marked J

He left the National Guard on May 19

There is definitely age related wear to the plating

and a soldered bent catch

Original British Late WWII or Early Post War 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife by Rodgers with Scabbard Japanese Navy but was painted over withOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good example of a late "Third Pattern" British Fairbairn Sykes commando dagger, with a blacked 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 copper plated and blacked alloy handles. Unlike many we see, this example is actually maker marked on the underside of the crossguard,