Fairbairn Sykes Question

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Glenn Jones

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William Rogers produce a number of Fairbairn Sykes daggers and you can buy these in some states of Australia. One model (listed as the Official MoD version) is listed as the only Fairbairn Sykes in the world that is supplied under government contract to the British Ministry of Defence and is listed as a inventory item for NATO. It is described as being sterile of markings and as traditionally hand forged - hand ground heat tempered hi carbon steel. Strangely, it says this one is also finely balanced for throwing - I don't envisage too many people throwing away their weapon nor having the skill to do this in a real situation with any great confidence. I have bought this Official model to place in a small display of military type items I have.

William Rogers also produce quite a few very nice presentation FS models. These are described as a derivation of the official model but are drop forged heat tempered. These are not balanced for throwing and are not sterile of markings. Visually, they look quite nice.

There is very little difference in price between the Official MoD version and the presentation models. I'm curious. What in reality is the difference between a "traditionally hand forged and hand ground" and "drop forged heat tempered" blade?
 
"Hand forged" sounds like someone personally pounded on it to forge it.

"Drop forged" gives the impression of mass production, by machine.


You need to mail a sackful of these to your friends in The States, so we can give you a proper answer.:o
 
be careful, being a double sided dagger, the F-S is highly, highly illegal in some states. which is a real PITA seeing as they are handsdown the best pig sticker ever made.

afaik: they are still legal in Queensland. which reminds me, i have to get one before that changes.
 
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