United Kingdom. A Wilkinson Third Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife GTRexclude The interior is missing most

The interior is missing most of its leather liner

100 cm in the outseam

with a blade with minimal runner marks

with less than one hundred issued

United Kingdom. A Wilkinson Third Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife GTRexclude The interior is missing mostAn excellent example of the Third Pattern, featuring the characteristic "new" Third Pattern grip design which is cast with 27 concentric rings directly into the design thus eliminating the need for machine knurling, marked with foundry mark "1" denoting H. J. Maybry of London manufacture, also marked with broad arrow over 7, straight crossguard, and a strong, sharped steel blade measuring 16. 8 cm (l) with a total knife length of 28. 6 cm, without