WWII FAIRBAIRN SYKES STILETTO WW2 F/S STILETTO "^3" WWII F/S 3RD TYPE RARE!

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WWII FAIRBAIRN SYKES "^3"
WW2 STILETTO COMMANDO KNIFE
NOTE:  This knife was part of the personal collection of Lieutenant Colonel John R. Riddell, who lent many of his knives to his friend ROBERT BUERLEIN for his excellent, early work, entitled ALLIED MILITARY FIGHTING KNIVES AND THE MEN WHO MADE THEM FAMOUS.
This knife (and many others) was acquired in the late 1990’s directly from John Riddell, as he was selling his very extensive collection of extremely rare commando daggers.
RARE "^3" PROPERTY MARK...SEE PICS.
WW2 F/S STILETTO, TYPE 3...SEE PICS.
HEAVY BLADE...SEE PICS.
6 13/16" BLUED BLADE IS IN
NEAR-EXCELLENT CONDITION!!
...SEE PICS.
MOST OF THE BLUED FINISH HAS FADED...SEE PICS.
BLADE REMAINS RAZOR SHARP!!
GUARD IS STAMPED "ENGLAND"
GRIP HAS "1" MOLD MARK...SEE PICS.
SCABBARD IS STAMPED "ENGLAND"  SEE PICS.
WWII F/S 3RD PATTERN,WITH THEATER-MODIFIED GRIP...SEE PICS.
ORIGINAL WWII SHEATH IS ALSO IN NEAR-EXCELLENT CONDITION!!...SEE PICS.
NOTE:  THIS IS AN UNUSUAL WWII F/S!
THE ^3 MARKING IS VERY SCARCE!
THE GRIP HAS BEEN PARTIALLY GROUND FLAT ON ONE SIDE, TO AID IN THE ORIENTATION OF THE BLADE, IN HAND, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT...SEE PICS.
THE PORTION OF THE GRIP TO BE GROUND WAS DETERMINED BY GREEN ENAMEL PAINT, SOME OF WHICH REMAINS...SEE PICS.
NOTE: OTHER EXAMPLES OF F/S KNIVES WITH FLAT-SIDE, PARTIAL GROUND GRIPS ARE SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE BOOKS:
RON FLOOK (BOOK ONE), PAGE 187, PLATE 443...
ROBERT BUERLEIN, PAGE 32, PLATE 53A...
LEROY THOMPSON, PAGE 96, PLATE 122...
Ships to lower 48.
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