Original British WWII Second Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife - Broad Arrow Marked Flags & Signs Government Printing Office 1945-O-648346

Government Printing Office 1945-O-648346

Overall condition in very good

and it is definitely one of the lesser common varieties encountered

showing the usual crazing and checking from age

Hess's degrees were never bestowed

Original British WWII Second Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife - Broad Arrow Marked Flags & Signs Government Printing Office 1945-O-648346Original Item: Only One Available. This is one of the rarer versions of the Fairbairn Sykes fighting knives. Featuring a blackened brass handle, blackened blade, B stamped cross guard (also stamped "ENGLAND" from when it was imported to the USA in the 1970s, further legitimizing this knife) and a later version leather sheath, also stamped "ENGLAND." Condition of the knife is very good, still with a sharp edge, possibly the original factory sharpening.