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Double edged Wostenholm spike point of the third Fairbairn-Sykes pattern.
6.75 inch blade marked:
I-XL
GEO. WOSTENHOLM & SON.
SHEFFIELD-ENGLAND
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Not a recent acquisition but a souvenir of my misspent youth. Try as might, I can't get it shave ready.
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Semper circa (motto of the Force Recon Librarians)
LG Roy
wow that's some dense pitting isn't it
what is the third Fairbairn-Sykes pattern?
Hog,
The Fairbairn-Sykes is WWII British fighting knife often refered to as a commando dagger. This example is a late war (or post war) variation with probably no collector's value unless you're willing to believe it was carried by David Sterling on his secret mission to kill Rommel and was later given to Cmdr Ian Fleming.
At least we know what Wostenholm did during the war...
Semper circa,
LG Roy
Good boot knife. Say, do I know you? I went to Bel Air HS, class of '69, now in AZ.
Croaker,
It wasn’t me. I went to high school in different town in a different decade.
But I remember Bel Air in the 60s. When Tollgate Road ran by diary farms instead of condos…
LG Roy
That would be a great addition to my 1st Airborne Recce uniform. Nice find.
I really like the handle and hilt of the first model. Never would spring for the $ it would take to bring one home though. Neat collectible you have there. :)
