1ST PATTERN FAIRBAIRN SYKES COMMANDO DAGGER / FIGHTING KNIFE

A very clean untouched and unmessed with 1st Pattern Fairbairn Sykes.
Full length blade , not shortened.
Correct " S " cross guard for the 1st Pattern.
Etched panels very clear.
Nice deep knurling to the handle as found on the earliest examples.
Couple of black marks next to the W.S. panel and a couple on the blade near the tip. These I believe will clean off as they are not Darkening but rather being like dirt from the scabbard.
Non original scabbard which I have taken into account in the price.
When I bought this 25 years ago it did come with the original but in bad shape scabbard as well as this later one.
Very low price especially for an early example in this condition , you just need to source a period scabbard, they are out there !
V.G.C.

Code: 60458