PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: A third pattern Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife with a 6 3/4" stiletto style, hand ground blade with high central spine. The blade is in good condition, retaining almost all its blackening, with light surface spotting and staining, although the tip is slightly bent. The cast blackened alloy handle, with twenty-seven concentric rings, is marked with a "1" which indicates the mould that was used to make it. The knife has a blackened straight 2" wide cross-guard with a stamped "broad arrow". The round steel tang nut has two marks opposite each other from where it was held in a vice on tightening. Other than the bend to the tip the knife is in good condition retaining about 85% of its blackening to the blade and cross-guard although the most of the blackening is worn off the handle except for in-between the ridges. A nice example of a third pattern fighting knife.

GRADE ***1/2                                                         PRICE $418.00