Original British WWII Second Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife Blade-Marked by Wilkinson with Sheath German Field Gear The most common hilt type

The most common hilt type featured a double shell guard and half-basket

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so the zinc base metal is visible

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Original British WWII Second Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife Blade-Marked by Wilkinson with Sheath German Field Gear The most common hilt typeOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is one of the rarest most sought after versions of the Fairbairn Sykes fighting knives. Featuring a brass handle, blackened blade, without any export markings, this example is one of the very scarce blade marked second pattern Wilkinson variants, with the Wilkinson company logo on one side of the blade and The F S Fighting Knife on the reverse. Until 1942 Wilkinson Sword had been the only company which produced