FS Commando Daggers
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MINT WW2 VICTORY COLLECTION No. 291 of 2500 Complete Set of 6 Cased WW2 Commemorative Fairbairn Sykes Etched Commando Fighting Knives By Wilkinson Sword (D-Day, Italy, Africa, Battle Of The Bulge, Rhineland, Victory In Europe) With Issue Certificates. - 20962 This is a superb, limited edition WW II Victory Collection Set of 6 Cased WW2 Commemorative Fairbairn Sykes Etched Commando Daggers By Wilkinson Sword London. The set is number No. 291 and was commissioned by the American Historical Society in a limited production run of 2500. All of the daggers are in mint condition with all of their original finish and beautifully etched blades. Each full size FS dagger is marked by the famous Wilkinson Sword manufacturer with their name and crossed swords legend. All of the blades have superb etching with banners, battle honours, mottos and references to noteworthy events and allied heads of state pertaining to their respective Theatres Of War. The daggers commemorate The D-Day Landings, The Invasion Of Italy, The Desert War & Africa, The Battle Of The Bulge, The Battle Of The Rhineland and Victory In Europe. The blades are numbered ‘291’ & all have their original numbered certificates of issue and commemorative paperwork. The daggers are each contained in their original wooden cases covered with various colours of felt. The cases with hinged lids each have 2 clasp fasteners. The inside of the cases are lined with felt & silk. The silk of each case is beautifully emblazoned with Their Victory Collection Titles and American Historical Foundation, Richmond, Virginia address. Each case is contoured to snugly fit their dagger. The price for this rare opportunity to own one of these quality, complete, commemorative sets includes UK delivery. Sn 20962 (public) £2,450.00 |
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**VERY SCARCE**WW2, Fairbairn Sykes FS Alloy Cast Octagonal Hilt Variation Fighting Knife And Scabbard. ED 2225 - ED 2225 This is an original, WW2 variation of the FS Fighting knife. It has a one piece octagonal smooth cast alloy handle which retains much of its original black finish & an oval steel cross guard. The blued blade with medial ridge is excellent & undamaged and measures 177 mm (This variant of FS dagger is illustrated and described on page 71 and plate 161 of Flook’s book British & Commonwealth Military Knives. Flook describes these variants as very scarce. His illustration in his book is reproduced in image 1). The knife is complete with original leather WW2 era scabbard as issued with 2nd and 3rd pattern FS knives. The brown leather scabbard has a single belt loop and brass chape. The leather and stitching are intact. As is common the scabbard is absent its original elasticated retaining strap and has had its sewn on leather tabs cut back. The price for this rare variant FS knife includes UK delivery. ED 2225 £695.00 |
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WW2 British Royal Marines Double Etched 2nd Pattern FS Fighting Knife With Scabbard, Green Beret, William Rodgers Sheffield Utility Knife With Scabbard Many Original WW2 Photos & Ephemera Attributed to L/Cpl Marine Arthur John Kirkby . Sn 19133/4 - 19133/4 This original WW2 collection is attributed to Marine Arthur John Kirkby, who in the post war years served with the Territorial Army. Lance Corporal Arthur John Kirby was born in 1925 and at the early stage of WW2 volunteered as a Messenger Boy with the local Home Guard based in Norwich. After the war he volunteered for Territorial service with the RAMC and Royal Engineers. The collection comprises: His 2nd pattern FS fighting knife with correct brass hilt . Its 157mm blade is clean and is double etched. One side has ‘The FS Fighting Knife’ within panel, the reverse Wilkinson Sword London within panel. Its original scabbard has blackened external chape. As is common its original 4 sewn on tabs and elasticated retaining strap are absent. All leather & stitching are intact. His private purchase combat / utility knife with 8” fullered blade to the fortes details of William Rodgers I cut my way trademark & Made in Sheffield England. The hilt with compressed leather washer grip and complete with brown leather scabbard. His RM green beret. The material of the green beret is clean and has just a few small stable moth holes. It is mounted with its original RM brass cap badge The badge has its original split pin to the rear. The beret has no manufacturer or date marks to the lining. The beret is approx. UK size 6. All are accompanied by a selection of original photographs, paperwork etc, appertaining to Lance Corporal Arthur John Kirby including a letter dated December 1943 from his old Home Guard Commanding Officer congratulating on becoming a Marine. A Christmas menu for HMS Kenya 1945 and the photographs indicate Far East service. The price for this rare to find original WW2 collection of Royal Marines Equipment including a double etched FS fighting knife with original photos to a named Marine which is worthy of further research includes UK delivery. Sn 19133/4 £1,745.00 |
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Cased Post 1952 QE II British Wilkinson Sword ‘Best Commando On Course Prize’ 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes FS Fighting Knife With Etched Panel. ED 2210 - ED 2210 An excellent, original, 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife with etched Wilkinson Sword panel. These post WW2 quality knives were reputedly presented to the ‘best commando on course’ after completion of their arduous training and are highly prized fully functional fighting knives. The 3rd pattern knife was introduced in 1942 (see page 61 & 62 of British & Commonwealth Military Knives By Flook) and continued to be issued post war. This Commando prize FS has an undamaged ribbed and blackened alloy handle and oval blackened steel cross guard. It has a 179mm blued dagger blade with medial ridge. The blade has an etched panel on one side ‘Wilkinson Sword Ltd Made In England QE II Royal Appointment’ together with crossed swords legend within foliate panel. The etching is crisp. The dagger is contained in its quality green leatherette wrapped wooden case. The case has a hinged lid and clasp fasteners. The inside of the case is lined with green felt and contoured to snugly fit the dagger. The price includes UK delivery. ED 2210 £575.00 |
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1983 Gib Baxter Watercolour Painting Of Operation Colossus The 1st British Airborne Assault By X Troop 1941 To Destroy An Aqueduct Near Calitri Italy. Sn 20790 - 20790 Operation Colossus was the codename given to the first airborne operation undertaken by the British military, which occurred on 10 February 1941 during World War II. The first airborne unit to be formed was actually a re-trained Commando unit, No. 2 Commando, which was subsequently renamed as No. 11 Special Air Service Battalion and numbered approximately 350 officers and other ranks by September 1940. The battalion finished its training in December 1940 and in February 1941 thirty-eight members of the battalion, known as X Troop, were selected to conduct an airborne operation, which was intended to test the capability of the airborne troops and their equipment, as well as the ability of the Royal Air Force to accurately deliver them. The target chosen for the operation was a fresh-water aqueduct near Calitri in southern Italy, which supplied water to a large portion of the Italian population as well as several ports used by the Italian armed forces; it was also hoped that its destruction would hamper Italian military efforts in North Africa and Albania. The airborne troops were delivered by converted Armstrong Whitworth Whitley medium bombers to the target on 10 February but equipment failures and navigational errors meant that a significant portion of the troop's explosives and a team of Royal Engineer sappers, landed in the wrong area. Despite this setback the remaining members of the troop destroyed the aqueduct and withdrew from the area. All were captured by the Italian authorities within a short time; an Italian translator was tortured and executed and one paratrooper managed to escape but the rest remained as prisoners of war. This is an excellent original watercolour painting of members of X Troop parachuting from their Whitworth Whitley aircraft over harsh terrain at the start of their heroic mission to destroy the aqueduct. The painting is signed by the artist ‘Gib Baxter’ and dated ’83 (1983). The paintings colours are vivid. The painting in its glazed wood frame measures 15 ¼” x 19 ¼” x 1 ¼”. The rear of the frame is fitted with cord for wall mounting. The price for this paining worthy of further research regarding the artist includes UK delivery. Sn 20790 £395.00 |
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WW2 British Free Polish Independent Parachute Brigade & Polish Independent Commando Company Smooth Alloy Hilt, Fairbairn Sykes FS Fighting Knife With Scabbard. ED 2180 - ED 2180 An original and rare to find, smooth alloy hilted British Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife. This variant of FS fighting knife is believed to have been issued to Free Polish Airborne & Commando Forces by the British War Dept and were also privately commissioned by Members of the Polish Forces exiled in this country during the war (see page 141 item 9.49 of The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting knife & Other Commando Knives by Ron Flook where genuine examples such as ours are described as rare). It has an undamaged smooth alloy handle. One side of the hilt has an indistinct poorly struck inspection mark (illustrated in image 2). The mark could be a WD mould mark poorly struck or a private purchase maker’s poorly struck factory inspection mark. It has a 166mm long blackened steel blade with medial ridge. It’s oval steel cross guard is steel. It is complete with original leather scabbard with external blackened brass chape, 4 sewn on leather tabs and single belt loop with elasticated retaining strap. All leather & stitching are intact. The price for this rare FS variant includes UK delivery. ED 2180 £875.00 |
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WW2 British WD 2nd Pattern B2 Fairbairn Sykes FS Commando Fighting Knife & Scabbard. ED 2179 - ED 2179 2nd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes 'FS' Fighting Knives were introduced in 1941 (see page 89-93 of The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife & Other Commando Knives By Flook). This is an original, WW2 2nd pattern, B2 WD, FS dagger and scabbard. The hilt is brass with 2nd pattern knurled grip and a blued steel oval cross guard. The top of one side of the cross guard is stamped with War Dept arrow & 'B2' mark. It has a clean 166mm long double edged blued blade with medial ridge. Its original scabbard has an external blackened brass chape & the belt loop has its original elastic retaining strap. As is common its original 4 sewn on leather tabs have been cut back. All leather and stitching of the scabbard are clean and intact. The price includes UK delivery. ED 2179 £975.00 |
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**ISSUED BUT UN-USED**WW2 British 3rd Pattern Commando Fairbairn Sykes FS Fighting Knife With No.3 Mould Mark & Original Field Adapted Scabbard. ED 2177 - ED 2177 An excellent original WW2 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife. The 3rd pattern knife was introduced in 1942 (see Chapter 8 of The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife & Other Commando Knives By Flook). This example has an undamaged ribbed alloy handle which retains some of its blackened finish and a clean 168mm steel blade with medial ridge. It has a number 3 mould mark on the ribbed 3rd pattern alloy handle. The blackened oval cross guard is steel. The dagger is complete with correct original leather scabbard in nice condition with external brass chape and belt loop. The scabbard retains its original 4 sewn on leather tabs and elastic retaining strap which as is common has perished in the middle. The rear of the scabbard has a period field adaption by the addition of a large leather belt loop being stitched to the back of the original belt loop for carry on a wide belt. The price includes UK delivery. ED 2177 £675.00 |
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**ARNHEM CONNECTIONS**WW2 British WD B4 Free Polish Airborne Forces, Commando Smooth Alloy Hilt, Fairbairn Sykes FS Fighting Knife With Scabbard Chape Mounted ‘1’ (1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade). Sn 20691 - 20691 An original and rare to find, smooth alloy hilted Polish Airborne Forces Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife. This variant of FS fighting knife is believed to have been issued to Free Polish Airborne Forces by the British War Dept and were also privately commissioned by Members of the Polish Airborne Forces exiled in this country during the war (see page 141 item 9.49 of The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting knife & Other Commando Knives by Ron Flook where genuine examples such as ours are described as rare). It has an undamaged smooth alloy handle stamped with ‘WD Broad Arrow below 6’ mark. It has a 177mm long steel blade with medial ridge. It’s oval steel cross guard is stamped ‘B4’ and with WD Broad Arrow. It is complete with original leather scabbard with 4 sewn on leather tabs and single belt loop with elasticated retaining strap (intact but frayed in the middle section). The external brass chape is mounted with a number ‘1’ device to the 1st (Polish) Independent Parachute Brigade ( a parachute infantry brigade of the Polish Armed Forces in the West under the command of Major General Stanisław Sosabowski, created in September 1941 during the Second World War and based in Scotland. Originally, the brigade's exclusive mission was to drop into occupied Poland in order to help liberate the country. The British government, however, pressured the Poles into allowing the unit to be used in the Western theatre of war. Operation Market Garden eventually saw the unit sent into action in support of the British 1st Airborne Division at the Battle of Arnhem in September 1944). All leather & stitching are intact. The price for this rare FS variant includes UK delivery. Sn 20691 £975.00 |
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**RARE**WW2 British William Rodgers (John Clarke & Son), Sheffield 3rd Pattern Commando Fairbairn Sykes FS Fighting Knife With No.3 Mould Mark & Scabbard. ED 2176 - ED 2176 An excellent original WW2 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife. The 3rd pattern knife was introduced in 1942. This example has an undamaged ribbed alloy handle which retains some of its blackened finish and a 165mm steel blade with medial ridge. It has a number 3 mould mark on the ribbed 3rd pattern alloy handle. The cross guard is double stamped with trademark ‘William Rodgers I Cut My Way’ & ‘Made In Sheffield England’ (John Clarke & Son Sheffield made FS daggers for the British Military and owned the William Rodgers trademark, see page 73 of Flook’s book ‘The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife & Other Commando Knives’) . The dagger is complete with correct original leather scabbard in nice condition with external brass chape and belt loop. The scabbard retains its original 4 sewn on leather tabs and elastic retaining strap. The price includes UK delivery. ED 2176 £675.00 |
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