Original British WWII Early Third Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard marked ENGLAND U.S. Documents & Books bayonet made with a 12"

bayonet made with a 12" unfullered blade rather than a 17" fullered one

serial number 165158A indicates that it was originally manufactured in 1884

referring to its fortitude in advancing over terrain others could not

walking paths

Original British WWII Early Third Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard marked ENGLAND U.S. Documents & Books bayonet made with a 12"Original Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of an early "Third Pattern" British Fairbairn Sykes commando dagger, with a blacked brass handle and scabbard. As brass was a "strategic material," only the early examples of the third pattern have brass handles, with later war produced models having alloy handles. The handle dates production to late 1943 early 1944. The knives varied somewhat in size, and this example measures 11 5 8",