You must also be over 18 years old to purchase this knife. If you are not legally entitled to possess this item, do not purchase it. The humiliating defeat at Dunkirk lead to the realisation that Britain was not in a position to launch a large scale military attack against the German army. Trading Address: 67 Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2AY. Country of Origin: Sheffield United Kingdom, SPECIFICATIONS: Blade Material: High Carbon Steel Blade Style: Double Edge Dagger Blade Finish: Black Coated Handle Material: Black Cast Metal Comes with UK Made metal tipped leather sheath. The design of this knife has reached legendary status from the combat issuance during World War II and later from continuous use by the British Ministry of Defense. WILLIAM RODGERS IXL FAIRBAIRN SYKES BRITISH MOD ISSUE COMMANDO KNIFE. The History of the Commando Knife - Sheffield Collectable Knives In addition to our web site, Kit Monster also operates a real world retail site. // --> The John Clarke and William Rodgers names form part of The Egginton Group of Companies, owners of SheffieldCollectableKnives.com. "First the whiskey ran out, then the beer ran out," and now my money has about run out! Ending Today at 9:48PM PDT 5h 27m. The original Fairbairn Sykes knife was developed during World War II, when Wilkinson Sword collaborated with Capt. Military Combat Knives | Survival Knives | Army Knives For Sale The blend of modern innovation, craftsmanship and precision engineering used in the production of our knives, demonstrates many years of striving to perfect the balance between reliability and efficiency with artistic elegance. Fairbairn Sykes Limited is a registered limited company in the United Kingdom with company number 12222519 holding registered trademark number UK00003249389. . The brass handle material was replaced with a non-strategic alloy. Great work as usual from Travis. Their son, Mr. Gary Whitney Ek, went into the sound and video field and currently resides in Key West, FL where he is also in the custom knife and cutlery sharpening business. This was the 2,251 knife produced after knife serialization began. As wartime demand increased, it was necessary to simplify and speed up production. Price: 46.80. (getCartItem(3) > 1)) Today on a market stall selling military gear, in Ross On Wye I saw in item for sale as "" British Army Combat/ survival Knife" In a camo sheath about 6" long razor sharp and shaped like a mini bowie knife.On sale for 15. Unfortunately there are no surviving records which quantify John Clarkes F-S knife output. Type D Survival Knife Marked with Miami logo below s/n and By Garry (sic) Ek 5/74. Authenticated by Mr. Gary W. Ek. Note the style of Miami sheath. [4], A batch of 1500 knives of this first pattern was ordered in Nov 1940.