Original British Late WWII or Early Post War 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife by Rodgers with Scabbard Military Maps On 20 December 1943 one

On 20 December 1943 one of the group's planes

leading this to be referred to as an Artillerie Kugelhelm (Artillery Ball-Top Helm)

These were sold back to the government after the war

The sweatband is loose in some places

Original British Late WWII or Early Post War 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife by Rodgers with Scabbard Military Maps On 20 December 1943 oneOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good example of a late "Third Pattern" British Fairbairn Sykes commando dagger, with a blacked alloy handle and original scabbard. As brass was a "strategic material," only the early examples of the third pattern have brass handles, with later war produced models having copper plated and blacked alloy handles. Unlike many we see, this example is actually maker marked on the underside of the crossguard,