Fairbarn Sykes knife opinions please

[relichelmet]

I have been offered this Fairbarn Sykes for a very good price. Do you guys see any red flags. Could I have your opinions please.
Best regards Thorsteinn.

[relichelmet]

Could a moderator please move this thread to the Fairbarn Sykes subforum.

Best regards Thorsteinn

[Chopperman]

I am not a fan of this knife.
The construction looks good but the etching IMO looks like that of some known fakes.
The letters F-S are extremely thin and the S is rotated slightly downward to the right.
I would not be comfortable having this one in my own collection.

Here is a good logo to compare against.------

[Chopperman]

Also,
The sheath is not from ww2. Originals were stapled together, not riveted.

[relichelmet]

Thank you for your opinion. I asked for closeup of the markings and he sent me these

[Chopperman]

private message sent.

[Chopperman]

If this knife was original, there should be a Wilkinson Sword etch on the opposite
side of the blade like the one pictured below. As you can see, there is none.

This knife is a fake. They started out fully etched.
Robert Wilkinson-Lathem threatened legal action against the maker of
these knives and they began leaving the Wilkinson etch off completely
or changing it to read "Wilknson" -- missing the 2nd "I".

[relichelmet]

Many thanks for the input. I will run away from this offer. Again I really appreciate the help!

Best regards Thorsteinn

[Chopperman]

You're welcome.
I'm glad I could help.