United Kingdom. A Third Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife, By William Rodgers Buy Now He died on October 5

He died on October 5

The tip of one of the panels has broken off from the main body

the obverse bearing a raised Luftwaffe eagle on a pebbled background

Footnote: Somers Gillies was born on January 25th

the recipient name and rank (Oberfeldwebel Josef Schwanzer)

United Kingdom. A Third Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife, By William Rodgers Buy Now He died on October 5A very well preserved third pattern Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife, measuring 315 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a tapering 165 mm long magnetic steel blade with a dark patina, and with a sharpened tip and edges. The blade sits firmly within a magnetic metal upper crossguard, maker marked on the top WILLIAM RODGERS, SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND. The handle grip is composed of a single piece of ribbed and patinated brass,