Original British WWII Early 3rd Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard Russian Antique Guns Cuirassiers were a type of

Cuirassiers were a type of Heavy Cavalry

In addition to a very nice Service of Supply patch there is an original dog tag for John Couter Serial No

There also appear to statements on the flag that were painted over for some reason

complete with markings on the back indicating it was made under a 1972 contract

Original British WWII Early 3rd Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard Russian Antique Guns Cuirassiers were a type ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good example of an early "Third Pattern" British Fairbairn Sykes commando dagger, with a blacked brass 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 blacked alloy handles. The handle dates production to late 1943 early 1944. The knives varied somewhat in size, and this example