Original British WWII Early 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard NATION for extraordinary heroism in action

for extraordinary heroism in action near Tchepone

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Maker WILLIAM BIRKELL is marked on the lock

This is a rare original WW2 Japanese Army tunic for a Veterinarian Private

Original British WWII Early 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard NATION for extraordinary heroism in actionOriginal 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 1943 early 1944. The knives varied somewhat in size, and this example