Original British WWII Second Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife Blade-Marked by Wilkinson with Sheath Multi Nation Flags The stock is really lovely

The stock is really lovely

but the pressed paper hinge is entirely broken

The curved 35 inch blade's ricasso is marked on one side with:

Army and Navy

Original British WWII Second Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife Blade-Marked by Wilkinson with Sheath Multi Nation Flags The stock is really lovelyOriginal 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