Thread: Agent's Knife

Those of you who are familiar with the Fairbairn/Sykes Fighting Knife, sometimes called the Commando Knife may or may not know that there was a variation of this knife called the Agent's Knife. Essentially is was a smaller version of the F/S knife. These knives are sometimes called 3/4 knives. I have always wanted one of these knives. If you go on the www.fairbairn/Slykes commando site and click on the Agent's Dagger at the top of the page it will show several styles of this knife. My favorite is the last one shown next to a Lee Bayonet.

Recently I contacted a custom knifemaker and he is going to make an improved version of the Agent's knife for me. Will receive this knife sometime in the fall and hope to be able to post pictures by then.

Am I ever looking forward to this knife's arrival. Kid in candy store window,

We will be waiting on pics,,,,,,

Link doesn't seem to be working for me....

Originally Posted by Phrank

Link doesn't seem to be working for me....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairba...fighting_knife

That's a slim double edged dagger/stiletto - a nasty piece of knife to slide in quickly, easily, and silently...that would make quick and silent work of anyone unfortunate enough to be on the receiving end of that. Makes perfect sense this would be a commando knife.

Here, that's a one way ticket to a criminal record if you were caught with that, pretty sure most places as well.

Guess it would be legal to own one I think, as a historical artifact, but you probably couldn't carry that in most places, assume you couldn't carry that in the USA either?

Originally Posted by Phrank

That's a slim double edged dagger/stiletto - a nasty piece of knife to slide in quickly, easily, and silently...that would make quick and silent work of anyone unfortunate enough to be on the receiving end of that. Makes perfect sense this would be a commando knife.

Here, that's a one way ticket to a criminal record if you were caught with that, pretty sure most places as well.

Guess it would be legal to own one I think, as a historical artifact, but you probably couldn't carry that in most places, assume you couldn't carry that in the USA either?

Only knife off the top of my head that's illegal here is a switch blade. I still haven't worked out just why they've made those illegal...

But, a while back I wrote the local district attorney. You can own and carry any size/style knife (or sword) you like. But you best not have it concealed in any way shape or form. I think they make an exception for small pocket knives with folding blades because just about everyone here has one. I've carried some sort of pocket knife since I was 8.

I like the Fairbairn/Sykes style knives. Not quite as much as I like a bowie, but they're pretty solid blades.

Originally Posted by Marshal

Only knife off the top of my head that's illegal here is a switch blade. I still haven't worked out just why they've made those illegal...

But, a while back I wrote the local district attorney. You can own and carry any size/style knife (or sword) you like. But you best not have it concealed in any way shape or form. I think they make an exception for small pocket knives with folding blades because just about everyone here has one. I've carried some sort of pocket knife since I was 8.

I like the Fairbairn/Sykes style knives. Not quite as much as I like a bowie, but they're pretty solid blades.

I carry a benchmade automatic (switchblade) frequently. Only thing better than a red state, an orange state !

https://www.akti.org/state-laws-regarding-automatics/

Originally Posted by Marshal

Only knife off the top of my head that's illegal here is a switch blade. I still haven't worked out just why they've made those illegal...,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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They became outlawed/banned long before you & I were born. At a time when automatic(switch blades) were not the normal everyday knife of carry. When a small segment of our population brought negative attention to them.
Introduce something different to the population in a negative, often violent manner & you get a law to regulate it or ban it.

Legislators like to make laws, very few like to remove them.

Try The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knives - Home Page

Wicked looking weapons ;