Original British WWII Early 3rd Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard Russian Antique Guns The helmet is missing some

The helmet is missing some of the liner as shown

then she was towed to sea and sunk

The F-S fighting knife was made famous during World War II when issued to British Commandos

In addition to a very nice Service of Supply patch there is an original dog tag for John Couter Serial No

The effect of a direct hit on a hatch --- or if an M74 rocket is successfully fired into the vehicle itself --- requires no explanation

Original British WWII Early 3rd Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard Russian Antique Guns The helmet is missing someOriginal 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