VERY RARE**9 ROPED RINGS VARIANT**WW2 British Officer’s Private Purchase Ribbed & Roped Alloy Hilt Fairbairn Sykes FS Commando Fighting Knife & Scabbard. Sn 23578 Knive

**VERY RARE**9 ROPED RINGS VARIANT**WW2 British Officer’s Private Purchase Ribbed & Roped Alloy Hilt Fairbairn Sykes FS Commando Fighting Knife & Scabbard. Sn 23578 - 23578

A very scarce WW2 example of the alloy handled ribbed and roped Pattern Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife. For many years this pattern of Commando knife were believed to be solely private purchase weapons, however, on page 129 of Ron Flook's book 'The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife & Other Commando Knives', he describes at least 2 War Dept issued examples being seen. In the day these would have been expensive items and there are no visible WD marks on our example, so most likely an Officer’s private purchase piece. The handle of our example has 9 roped rings. It has a blued steel cross guard & an undamaged 173mm long clean blackened steel blade with medial ridge. It is complete with its original scabbard with blackened brass chape & single belt loop. It retains its original elastic retaining strap and its original 4 sewn on leather tabs. All leather & stitching of the scabbard are clean & intact. A very scarce FS knife. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23578

£1,295.00