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TWO WORLD WAR II FAIRBAIRN SYKES FIGHTING KNIVES AND A FIGHTING MANUAL. image 1
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Lot 1235

TWO WORLD WAR II FAIRBAIRN SYKES FIGHTING KNIVES AND A FIGHTING MANUAL.

3 – 13 August 2025, 12:00 EDT
Online, Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts

Sold for US$1,527.50 inc. premium

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TWO WORLD WAR II FAIRBAIRN SYKES FIGHTING KNIVES AND A FIGHTING MANUAL.

A second pattern Wilkinson knife with knurled brass hilt and double-edge blade with etched panels, brown leather sheath; and a second pattern knife with knurled hilt and "B2" marked guard; along with Major W.E. Fairbairn's book Get Tough! (D. Appleton-Century Co.: New York and London, 1942).
Overall lg. to 11 1/2 in.

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