Original British WWII Early 3rd Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard marked SHEFFIELD ENGLAND MG 08-15 Maxim 2 Silver Stars

2 Silver Stars

- 2 x after action maps of battle campaigns he fought in which are - Meuse-Argonne Offensive and the Battle of Saint-Mihiel

This example is marked on the magazine well:

The states of Kentucky and Illinois purchased 2000 for their state militias

It is signed I

Original British WWII Early 3rd Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard marked SHEFFIELD ENGLAND MG 08-15 Maxim 2 Silver StarsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of an early "Third Pattern" British Fairbairn Sykes commando dagger, with a blacked brass handle and scabbard. As brass was a "strategic material," only the early examples of the third pattern have brass handles, with later war produced models having alloy handles. The handle dates production to late 1943 early 1944. The knives varied somewhat in size, and this example measures 11 5 8",