Original British WWII Early Third Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife with FR271 Scabbard - Broad Arrow Marked Japanese Militaria Leather "scratch guard" on the

Leather "scratch guard" on the buckle is still intact

This example measures about 30 inches long

There is a small nick on the edge of the blade

After the establishment of NSDAP Germany in 1933

a bullet mold and a brass container for priming powder

Original British WWII Early Third Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife with FR271 Scabbard - Broad Arrow Marked Japanese Militaria Leather "scratch guard" on theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of an early "Third Pattern" British Fairbairn Sykes commando dagger, with a Copper coated alloy handle and original 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