Original British WWII Import Marked 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard DVD was one of several mortar

was one of several mortar systems adopted by the French just prior to World War 2 (1939-1945)

Colonel O'Malley

surcharge on the left side of the barrel

continued to direct his men in the battle until the Indians withdrew

Original British WWII Import Marked 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard DVD was one of several mortarOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good example of a late "Third Pattern" British Fairbairn Sykes commando dagger, with an 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 blacked alloy handles. The handle dates production to late 1944 early 1945. The knives varied somewhat in size, and this example measures