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My best commando knife

Article about: Never too sure if this is called a first pattern or a second first pattern! I paid 2 weeks wages for this.....£9.

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    Never too sure if this is called a first pattern or a second first pattern!
    I paid 2 weeks wages for this.....£9.
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    Who cares! It is a great example. Worth more than a few weeks wages now.

    Being serious, these are the second type. The first having a larger 3 inch crossguard.

    Cheers, Ade.
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    wow that looks a beauty , rgds Dave

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    That is a GREAT commando knife.
    gregM
    Live to ride -- Ride to live

    I was addicted to the "Hokey-Pokey" but I've turned
    myself around.

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    9 quid??! I hope that was in 1970 or somewhere near there, or I will die of envy. Shes a stunner in any case

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    A very nice example!
    Appears to have a replacement retaining strap made for it, as far as I know they had an elastic originally.
    Congrats,
    Ralph.
    Searching for anything relating to, Anton Boos, 934 Stamm. Kp. Pz. Erz. Abt. 7, 3 Kompanie, Panzer-Regiment 2, 16th Panzer-Division (My father)

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    Hi Ralph, actually these first pattern knives had this style of retaining strap. You can see mine here:

    https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/edged...history-12171/

    Cheers, Ade.
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    Thanks for that Adrian! I didn't know that.
    Ralph.
    Searching for anything relating to, Anton Boos, 934 Stamm. Kp. Pz. Erz. Abt. 7, 3 Kompanie, Panzer-Regiment 2, 16th Panzer-Division (My father)

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    Quote by Adrian Stevenson View Post
    Who cares! It is a great example. Worth more than a few weeks wages now.

    Being serious, these are the second type. The first having a larger 3 inch crossguard.

    Cheers, Ade.
    Actually the two inch crossguard on the first model F-S is correct, the knife above is a first model F-S. The three inch crossguard has been deemed real by Ron Flook in his book, he says "the three inch variation is real but it is unfortunately a variation that has been messed up with problem of fakes" Some say the three inch crossguard was a special order later on in the war.
    Regards,

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    Of course you are right. I even have his book! DOH!

    Here is a link:

    Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife First Pattern

    Cheers, Ade.
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