I own 2 Fairbairn Sykes British Commando fighting knives in my collection - both are the pattern 3 type - one in black finish and one with the brass handle finish - and both came with the sheath and brand new. I found out both of them are reproductions as they do not have any of the identification markings on the guard.. but the quality is still very good.
It's really cool to have war time issue. But a reproduction can still give you the genuine feel. I was amazed at how good it felt in hand. Original or new an awesome knife. Thanks for watching 👀
@@rasputinscastleyou’re right, they didn’t. Still have J. Nowill & Sons plus a few other companies making them out of Sheffield, always have and hopefully always will.
Probably the best FS knife you can get newly made for a reasonable price is by J. Nowill & Sons that have been around since the 1700s. I have one of their all black 3rd pattern FS knives and it’s great. You can get higher quality FS knives but they’re also much more expensive so J. Nowill & Sons is best value for money. I’m pretty sure, though not certain, that they’re one of the teo dozen or so companies that made the originals in ww2, ofc the most famous were made by Wilkinson Sword but they don’t produce the FS dagger anymore. Great knife and will last a lifetime if you use it correctly.
All the Fairbairn Sykes are 12 inches. If your just wanting a dagger, Smith & Wesson makes a nice boot knife from 4-6 inches that's very affordable. Also, Cold Steel makes some good ones. Thanks for watching.
@@rasputinscastle you’re right. I think the mark one was about an inch or so shorter but the mark 2 was made longer to go through thick winter clothing being woven by the enemy! 😊
Another learning video , love to hear about the military knives.haven't collected any yet,but like to see and learn about them. Thanks for the video
Thanks for another great history on a very cool knife. Well done.👍👍
Thank you for watching
I own 2 Fairbairn Sykes British Commando fighting knives in my collection - both are the pattern 3 type - one in black finish and one with the brass handle finish - and both came with the sheath and brand new.
I found out both of them are reproductions as they do not have any of the identification markings on the guard.. but the quality is still very good.
It's really cool to have war time issue. But a reproduction can still give you the genuine feel. I was amazed at how good it felt in hand. Original or new an awesome knife. Thanks for watching 👀
Sheffield is making them now. :)
I don't think they ever stopped.
@@rasputinscastleyou’re right, they didn’t. Still have J. Nowill & Sons plus a few other companies making them out of Sheffield, always have and hopefully always will.
Thank you
Probably the best FS knife you can get newly made for a reasonable price is by J. Nowill & Sons that have been around since the 1700s. I have one of their all black 3rd pattern FS knives and it’s great. You can get higher quality FS knives but they’re also much more expensive so J. Nowill & Sons is best value for money. I’m pretty sure, though not certain, that they’re one of the teo dozen or so companies that made the originals in ww2, ofc the most famous were made by Wilkinson Sword but they don’t produce the FS dagger anymore. Great knife and will last a lifetime if you use it correctly.
Thanks for your imput and watching William.
Very nice I've been looking for one. I would like to find one a little bit smaller .
All the Fairbairn Sykes are 12 inches. If your just wanting a dagger, Smith & Wesson makes a nice boot knife from 4-6 inches that's very affordable. Also, Cold Steel makes some good ones. Thanks for watching.
@@rasputinscastle you’re right. I think the mark one was about an inch or so shorter but the mark 2 was made longer to go through thick winter clothing being woven by the enemy! 😊
@@johncrouch8988 thanks for watching John.
@@rasputinscastle Cold Steel makes Drop Forged Wasp which is great commando dagger..very stabby and strong..