Original British WWII Import Marked 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard French Flags then commanded by Colonel Julius

then commanded by Colonel Julius Penn

Bother zipper sides are intact and appear complete but the zipper pull is missing

it says he was given the names and addresses of his fellow prisoners

with the number 55 stamped above it

commander of the 1st Cavalry Division

Original British WWII Import Marked 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard French Flags then commanded by Colonel JuliusOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a good example of a late "Third Pattern" British Fairbairn Sykes commando dagger, with a brass alloy 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 knives varied somewhat in size, and this example measures 11 3 8", with a 6 1 2 inch blade. This example comes