Original British WWII Early 3rd Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard marked SHEFFIELD ENGLAND British Uniform After the Ploesti raid Potts

After the Ploesti raid Potts continued to fly on the daylight bombing operations over Germany

The ignition system on all of these grenades was rudimentary

This is a fine example of the rare early Model 1867 Pioneer Saw back Bayonet

The scabbard is held by a very nice original brown leather frog

Original British WWII Early 3rd Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard marked SHEFFIELD ENGLAND British Uniform After the Ploesti raid PottsOriginal 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",