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Military fighting knives
lots and lots of pics.
All you knife lovers out there.
This link you gotta see.
http://www.militaryfightingknives.com/collection.html
All you knife lovers out there.
This link you gotta see.
http://www.militaryfightingknives.com/collection.html
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Re: Military fighting knives
Thanks for the link! That collection of Randalls alone is to die for !
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Re: Military fighting knives
Thats a great collection of military knives. Thanks for sharing this link
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Need help Guys,
I have an original Fairbank-Sykes Commando knife in my possession that has "England" written on one side and an inverted "V' with "21" on the other side of the hand guard facing the grip. It has a leather sheath with leather Tabs and a Protective tip made of anodized metal. My knowledge on fighting knives is not elaborate but think it's a collectible. The site mentioned by Sniper does have one of them with the number "21" but no mention of the word "England". Does any one have info on this particular one?
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Marksman
I have an original Fairbank-Sykes Commando knife in my possession that has "England" written on one side and an inverted "V' with "21" on the other side of the hand guard facing the grip. It has a leather sheath with leather Tabs and a Protective tip made of anodized metal. My knowledge on fighting knives is not elaborate but think it's a collectible. The site mentioned by Sniper does have one of them with the number "21" but no mention of the word "England". Does any one have info on this particular one?
Thanks
Marksman
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Given that there are far more good guys than bad guys, what would happen if all good guys and all bad guys were armed???......Simple, isn't it ?---Jeff Cooper
"Our Country won't go on forever, if we stay soft as we are now. There won't
be any India because some foreign soldiery will invade us and take our
women and breed a hardier race!"
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Re: Military fighting knives
Hi Marksman;
The inverted V you refer to is known as the Broad Arrow mark. It's an acceptance mark of the British MOD during WW2. The number following it (21 in your case) is the number of the person (inspector) who inspected it.
The word "England" was stamped on those knives (patterns 2&3) that were sold to the US as surplus after WW 2.
It's an interesting aside that the letter "I", on FS knives, denotes the India Stores Department. Also, some FS knives were made at at the Ichapore Armory).
I have no idea of values, but it is a historical artifact and a damned fine knife to boot.
Ashok
The inverted V you refer to is known as the Broad Arrow mark. It's an acceptance mark of the British MOD during WW2. The number following it (21 in your case) is the number of the person (inspector) who inspected it.
The word "England" was stamped on those knives (patterns 2&3) that were sold to the US as surplus after WW 2.
It's an interesting aside that the letter "I", on FS knives, denotes the India Stores Department. Also, some FS knives were made at at the Ichapore Armory).
I have no idea of values, but it is a historical artifact and a damned fine knife to boot.
Ashok