RARE**OFFICERS QUALITY**WW2 American United States Marine Corps Officer’s British WD 2nd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes FS Fighting Knife With Nickel Plated Hilt, Privately Commissioned Etched Banner To ‘T.R. Evans USMC’ & Scabbard With 1944 Webbing Frog. Daggers

**RARE**OFFICERS QUALITY**WW2 American United States Marine Corps Officer’s British WD 2nd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes FS Fighting Knife With Nickel Plated Hilt, Privately Commissioned Etched Banner To ‘T.R. Evans USMC’ & Scabbard With 1944 Webbing Frog. - 21600

2nd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes 'FS' Fighting Knives were introduced in 1941. Examples with etched blades are illustrated in Chapter 7 of The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife & Other Commando Knives By Flook. American & Canadian special forces soldiers & Officers bought FS fighting knives as private purchase weapons. Examples of named, etched blades are illustrated on pages 96 & 97 of Flook’s book. This British WD marked Officer’s example has a knurled nickel plated 2nd pattern hilt and blued oval cross guard stamped with British WD arrow over ’56 which is a known WD mark found on British WW2 FS knives. It has a clean, undamaged 166mm blade with medial ridge. One side of the blade has a crisp etched & blued scrolling banner with name & designation ‘T.R. Evans USMC’. The dagger is complete with original leather scabbard with blackened external brass chape and single belt loop. As is common its 4 sewn on leather tabs have been cut back in the period and its original elasticated retaining strap although present is perished in the centre. The scabbard has a period field adaptation of being fitted with a period webbing frog. The rear of the frog has some indistinct ink markings and clear 1944 date. The price for this rare item worthy of further research regarding the blade name includes UK delivery. Sn 21600

£1,475.00