F&S dagger commercial, or, Army issued ?

[Reibert]

Hi, mates !

Got some blades, among them this F&S dagger, marked WILLIAM RODGERS SHEFFIELD ENGLAND upon the crossguard.

I´m not doin´ in FS-daggers, so, my question:
Is this an "commercial", or, an Army-issued FS ? ...

Thx. in advance,

R.

[Jerry B]

Post war third pattern commercial version.

[Reibert]

some more images:

[Reibert]

Post war third pattern commercial version.

Thx. a lot !

P.S.:
Were such daggers private purchased and used in British Combat units ?
Any informations regarding the date of manufacture of such commercial daggers ?

[Reibert]

...
Were such daggers private purchased and used in British Combat units ?
Any informations regarding the date of manufacture of such commercial daggers ?

Nobody ? ...

[Wagriff]

Take a sift through this site on F-S knives. It's really well done and informative on the various incarnations of the F-S.

The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knives - Introduction