3rd pattern The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knive??
Article about: Hi. I don't primarily collect Allied, but was offered this for 30 euros, and I like how it looks. I did some research on the knife. It's 3rd patter late war one with a heavy blade. It has th
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The scabbard looks good to me. Can you post more clear and closer picture of the blade and cross-guard? I’m not seeing the “heavy blade” from the pictures you posted.
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Yes correct it is a machine ground blade. The “heavy blades” are the earlier forged blades. They don’t have a notch but a flat diamond shape on the rib of the blade just past the cross guard. Looks like you got a good deal on it congrats. Looking forward to more pictures when you get it in hand.
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