Original British WWII 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife with Post-War Wooden Handle & Scabbard Category_Receiver Top Cover The finish on this Starr

The finish on this Starr is is now worn mostly bright from years of cleaning and polishing

The mottled patina is lovely

Florida under Third Air Force

which has been carefully cleaned

Original British WWII 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife with Post-War Wooden Handle & Scabbard Category_Receiver Top Cover The finish on this StarrOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a worn example of a late "Third Pattern" British Fairbairn Sykes commando dagger, with a post war wooden handle and partial 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 knives varied somewhat in size, and this example measures 11 7 8", with a 7 1 8 inch blade. This