Original British WWII Early 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife MG 42 Accessories and was in reality a

and was in reality a totally unworkable design

Features the classic front sight and a "semi-buckhorn" rear sight

Some soiling/staining from wear is visible to the area of the Interior Collar

of which at least 10

which were used to secure the flag to the back of the tank

Original British WWII Early 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife MG 42 Accessories and was in reality aOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good example of a late "Third Pattern" British Fairbairn Sykes commando dagger, with a blackened brass handle. 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 measures 11 3 8", with a