Fighting knives

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Fighting knives

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A few of my prized possessions. The small Camillus was issued to my Dad in 1957, the larger one he picked up in Vietnam in 1971. The dagger was given to him by an Army buddy in France in 1959, who said it was a Darby's Rangers issued British Commando dagger. Whether that part is true or not I don't know.
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Nice group of knives and good story, it makes them all the more special. Hopefully someone will have some info on the little dagger.
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The dagger, or stiletto is a Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife, they were issued to British Commandos & SAS during WWII. There's a good bit of information about them online. I'm still in the market for a period correct vintage leather sheath for it if anyone has one, or knows a source to find one.
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Very nice knives LST, and with the family history, that makes them a treasure!
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LST wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 11:45 pm The dagger, or stiletto is a Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife, they were issued to British Commandos & SAS during WWII. There's a good bit of information about them online. I'm still in the market for a period correct vintage leather sheath for it if anyone has one, or knows a source to find one.
How is your Fairbairn marked?
You can always get more money, good old knives are hard to find.

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Rockingkj wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 12:20 am
LST wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 11:45 pm The dagger, or stiletto is a Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife, they were issued to British Commandos & SAS during WWII. There's a good bit of information about them online. I'm still in the market for a period correct vintage leather sheath for it if anyone has one, or knows a source to find one.
How is your Fairbairn marked?
It's marked, England, on the guard. That's the only markings on it.
https://i.imgur.com/3x5u0jd.jpg
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It seems that I recently read an article stating that the Brits had only recently discontinued making the Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife for issue.

I found this site dedicated to the fighting knife. https://www.fairbairnsykesfightingknives.com/
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According to this video, the knives were made in the thousands and most were never issued. After the war they were stamped "England" for export.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNBaE9ifm54
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