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Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife with Sorority name engraved
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2022 12:27 am
by Tgibbs59
A long time trader friend bought a box of knives from a gentleman who had accumulated them over the years until about 40 years ago. My question is about the Sorority name engraved
" OMEGA EPILSON" , near the ricasso . Why would a Sorority name be engraved on a Military knife? Open to all opinions and answers
Re: Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife with Sorority name engraved
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2022 2:23 am
by FRJ
Can you show pictures of the knife?
Re: Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife with Sorority name engraved
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2022 10:49 am
by Tgibbs59
A friend has the knife,I don't have any photos.
Re: Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife with Sorority name engraved
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2022 3:37 pm
by kris_kross
What leads you to believe that it is the name of a sorority? There is an alpha omega epsilon sorority but not quite the same thing. Omega Epsilon
could refer to a lot of different things, could be a personal thing, could be a military thing or military organization/fraternity, I don't really know.
Re: Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife with Sorority name engraved
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2022 5:58 pm
by Maddogfl
kris_kross wrote: ↑Wed Jun 01, 2022 3:37 pm
What leads you to believe that it is the name of a sorority? There is an alpha omega epsilon sorority but not quite the same thing. Omega Epsilon
could refer to a lot of different things, could be a personal thing, could be a military thing or military organization/fraternity, I don't really know.
The OP may have to make contact the original owner to find out the real meaning. That would probably require a séance. I would bet it has nothing to do with the AOE sorority. The only hint is that the Greek Omega usually signifies the end of something, and even that is a WAG. The former owner may have been Oscar Edwards...
