Original British WWII Import Marked 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard & Period-Replaced Securing Strap British Artwork & Posters The hilt is stamped with

The hilt is stamped with USMC but there is no name present on the knife or sheath

the TM-62M proved capable of penetrating the hull of a Centurion tank

which was restored post war and repainted green

Their commander demanded our surrender

M81 and M84 after WWII

Original British WWII Import Marked 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard & Period-Replaced Securing Strap British Artwork & Posters The hilt is stamped withOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good example of a late "Third Pattern" British Fairbairn Sykes commando dagger, with an 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 handle dates production to late 1944 early 1945. The knives varied somewhat in size, and this example measures 11