Original British WWII Early 3rd Pattern Broad Arrow Marked Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard U.S. Ordnance and areas of wear are

and areas of wear are evident on both garments

It was originally designed to be carried on the right side of the waist with the gun in the "Butt Forward" position known as the Cavalry Draw

The muzzles of the barrels due have some deformation

In form and function

5-Inch Gun included Common Shell

Original British WWII Early 3rd Pattern Broad Arrow Marked Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard U.S. Ordnance and areas of wear areOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good example of an early "Third Pattern" British Fairbairn Sykes commando dagger, with a blacked brass 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 1943 early 1944. The knives varied somewhat in size, and this example