Fairbairn Sykes Knives

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Dutchy357

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Hi

Are there any devoteds FS collectors on this site?

Can't seem to find any FS specific threads.

Regards Dutchy
 
I dont know about devoted, but I like em. As popular as the style is, I cant believe nobody else posted.
 
Off topic (sorry), but I've got a TJ Yancey made Applegate-Fairbairn, #74 if I remember right...
 
I never cared for them much. Can't really say why?? They look like devoted commando type knives, at least the ones I've seen depicted. A little over the top I suppose - unless you're an assassin or a commando! :eek:
 
A friend of mine is a huge fan of the design. Big war buff and gun nut.

Anyone know where they sell them that ships internationally?
 
Currently the best quality versions of the F&S dagger are being made by Hill Knives in the Netherlands, a small custom shop run by father & son van den Heuvel.

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Handle is made from turned aluminium which is then anodized, and the blades are being made from N690Co and have much thicker tangs than the originals which were prone to breakage.
Pommelscrew and guard are made from stainless steel and are DLC coated, as is the blade itself.
Edges are meticulously handsharpened.

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Current price is 285,00 Euro or almost 383,00 dollars
AFAIK they do ship internationally.
 
one particular high end handmade replica of the WW2 F-S comes direct from new zealand.
a costly affair no doubt!
http://www.nzknives.co.nz/black.htm
but a reg cooper is probably it
 
Peter Parkinsons are the best, most accurate replicas made at present. Paul MacDonald, in Edinburgh, makes an excellent 2nd pattern( and a good smachet) Pooley Swords, do a nice 2nd pattern, however there is no sheath and the blade is unsharpened:mad:. The rest of the commercial knives made in the UK are absolute rubbish, don't bother. Those Dutch knives posted above are very nice too.
Phil
 
Not a collector, but I have an S/F made by Wilkinson Sword Co in 1975.
We visited the factory, I paid for it, they asked us if we minded waiting in the showroom while they assembled it, and we politely "gave in". :)

It was a museum display I'll never forget, and the red "glue" sealant on the pommel nut was still wet when they brought the dagger & sheath out. They brought 'em out WAY too soon.

Denis
 
Pooley Sword, Sheffield, England
www.pooleysword.com/images/Swords/FS%20knife.jpg

Samuel Staniforth Ltd, Sheffield, England
www.s-staniforth.co.uk/images/Fairburn-Sykes%20Commando.jpg

Chevalier d’Auvergne, Aurec-sur-Loire, France
www.chevalierdauvergne.com:80/fr/images/produits/hor/daguesas.jpg

Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Co (WKC). Solingen, Germany
www.wkc-solingen.de/newshop/image/FSDDD.jpg

"Original" Eickhorn, Solingen, Germany
www.original-eickhorn.de/cms/libs/thumbnail_812_w_210.jpg
www.lbainternational.com/eickhorn/images/_pic_milkni_dagger2000.jpg

sale of military daggers to the general public is generally prohibited the world over.
though fully functional, there can be no doubt that the intended market for these working "replicas" are solely intended for the military market and legally qualified collector.
the historical connections the F-S dagger has in relation to cloak 'n dagger outfits makes them an interesting subject, enough to warrant ownership and study for some it seems...
 
Actually they are only illegal to import into New Zealand, it is still quite legal to own double edged knives.
Phil
 
I really like them, but have never acquired one. Looking for a current production version at a decent price... I'd take it into the woods with me, not leave it in the safe.
 
pmel018 said:
Actually they are only illegal to import into New Zealand, it is still quite legal to own double edged knives.
Phil
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The only knife laws I've been able to find have been totally ambiguous so I got the impression they were illegal. I've never seen any for sale anywhere.
 
stephen g said:
The only knife laws I've been able to find have been totally ambiguous so I got the impression they were illegal. I've never seen any for sale anywhere.
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Thats because its a Customs regulation, not law produced by parliment, same thing goes for importing bayonets. In fact you can obtain a permit to import both items, contact Peter Parkinson at http://www.nzknives.co.nz/black.htm
for the details, he has done it a few times. As for "never seeing any for sale" well you wouldn't would you, the makers who produce them in NZ are all custom makers who don't sell in shops; the importation ban prevents any of the cheaper knives becoming available. The Medieval Shoppe in Auckland used to sell any number of period style daggers so it can be done. Trademe is also a good source.

Phil
 
www.esa-swords.com/images/600_7_inchers.jpg
pretty interesting pommel nut attachment...
oh and btw, even the czech's, have mikov's version of the commando dagger.
www.mikov.cz/en/produkty/military-knives-and-daggers/399-OK-1/mikov-commandos.html
 
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