United Kingdom. A Third Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife, By William Rodgers Archive measuring 180 mm x 100

measuring 180 mm x 100 mm

navy blue and purple inks

showing contact and wear from use

and then two more on April 17

marked "Cru-Steel STAR British Made RAZOR BLADE" on the obverse

United Kingdom. A Third Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife, By William Rodgers Archive measuring 180 mm x 100A very well preserved third pattern Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife, measuring 315 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a tapering 165 mm long magnetic steel blade with a dark patina, and with a sharpened tip and edges. The blade sits firmly within a magnetic metal upper crossguard, maker marked on the top WILLIAM RODGERS, SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND. The handle grip is composed of a single piece of ribbed and patinated brass,