Original British 1970s NATO Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard - Marked Sheffield England French Flags Ordnance Code Marked hgo

Ordnance Code Marked hgo

and the barrel band is missing as well

All brass hilt with straight cross guard and Lion's Head to pommel

mounted to a 7 1/2" plain blade that is in very good condition

The inside has multiple ink stamps including a laundry number (last 4 of the soldier's army serial number) that reads R-3582

Original British 1970s NATO Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard - Marked Sheffield England French Flags Ordnance Code Marked hgoOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good example of a 1970s NATO British Fairbairn Sykes commando dagger, with a blacked 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 copper plated and blacked alloy handles. Unlike many we see, this example is actually maker marked on the underside of the cross guard, though