Original British WWII Early Third Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife with FR271 Scabbard - Broad Arrow Marked Russian Ordnance with ropes attached to the

with ropes attached to the edges

This is regarded as the first of the true issued Springfield Armory edged weapons

a round patch which has a three armed blue spiral on a yellow background

This decoration was instituted on 20 December 1939 by the Commander-in-Chief of the German Army

but it definitely gives the coat a lovely complete appearance

Original British WWII Early Third Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife with FR271 Scabbard - Broad Arrow Marked Russian Ordnance with ropes attached to theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of an early "Third Pattern" British Fairbairn Sykes commando dagger, with a Copper coated 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 alloy handles. The handle dates production to late 1943 early 1944. The knives varied somewhat in size, and this example