Original British WWII Fairbairn-Sykes Style Trench Knife with Bullet Casing Handle & Leather-Wrapped Scabbard Availability_International and the side mounted saddle

and the side mounted saddle ring

and a paper cartridge would be inserted and rammed forward when the breech is closed

This example is offered in excellent condition and complete with leather chinstrap in solid order

Mosin-Nagant M91/30

Original British WWII Fairbairn-Sykes Style Trench Knife with Bullet Casing Handle & Leather-Wrapped Scabbard Availability_International and the side mounted saddleOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a very interesting handmade trench knife with a blade in the Fairbairn Sykes Style. The handle is the casing of a large cartridge, with a small screw on pommel. The crossguard is diamond shaped, and the scabbard is hand made of wood with metal fittings and leather rope wrapped around the length of it. The knife has a great deal of patina, the pommel had a small metal M on the end but it was very loose and fell