Who makes still good F-S Commando Dagger today ?

Almost all the F-S knives produced are junk. In the past Pat Mitchell knives made me a couple of excellent custom F-S knives.

http://www.patmitchell.com/

Not seen the models you link to before.
 
There is a guy in N.Z that makes them out of 440C. I don't know if he is still producing though.
 
If you want a f-s thats ok'ish try British Knife Collectors Guild.If they can't help
than they should point you in the right direction.
 
Me again ,:cool:you should check out John Nowill & sons of Sheffield U.K. they still make some decent ones,only let down is the sheaths.Or sheffieldknives.com. Hope that helps.:)
 
Hi Guys
this has been mentioned a number of times. The "guy" in New Zealand is at http://www.nzknives.co.nz/home.htm He can and will make the knife in what ever blade steel you specify. These are THE best FS replicas around, pricey??? Yes, but absolutely beautiful.
Phil
 
pmel018 said:
Hi Guys
this has been mentioned a number of times. The "guy" in New Zealand is at http://www.nzknives.co.nz/home.htm He can and will make the knife in what ever blade steel you specify. These are THE best FS replicas around, pricey??? Yes, but absolutely beautiful.
Phil
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Hi, thanks for the link, they seems to be great but at this price, I prefer to ask a replica to a custom knifemaker ....:D
 
The NZ guy is Peter Parkinson and his knives are fantastic. They come with sheathes and are of amazing quality. I've been lucky enough to watch the whole process and the blade are made by Brent Sandow, then Peter does the rest.
 
Hi There
that is too true Peters FS knives are custom knives. Each one individually crafted to the owners requirements.His research and preperation are impeccable and I doubt that a better knife of this type can be obtained for the money
Phil(owner of 6 of Peters knives)
 
I was given one the other day. It is from Sheffield and used. It is not the original because it has the added grooves on the handle.

What are the 4 flaps on the sheath for???:confused:
 
I have one. Mine is made by Wilkinson Sword. They made the original knives. Sadly,Wilkinson closed thier Acton facility in 2005, and ceased production of all knives and swords. It was the end of an era. Currently, the best knives currently produced based on that design are the Ontario Spec-Plus SP3, the Gerber MK II, the Boker Applegate-Fairburn Combat II, the Cold Steel Counter-TAC 1, and of course all the used surplus Wilkinsons out there on EBay, Army-Navy Surplus stores and Flea Markets. I wouldn't trust any off-brand replicas.

Semper Fi!
 
Wikinson Sword was bought over by Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Co (WKC); and the former Wilkinson-style F-S daggers are now made in Solingen, Germany.
-http://www.wkc-solingen.de/newshop/ukfsdetail.html
You can also check out the genuine authorized F-S offered by Brigade Quatermasters; they're made by Reg Copper of Sheffield, England.
-http://www.actiongear.com/agcatalog/picsxl/AG_FCD02_L_3.jpg
The French company, Chevalier d’Auvergne have filed under "Historical Weapons", their version of the WWII French SAS F-S dagger. Hit the "choose button" and then look under the selection of "Poniards/Daggers", it's listed as the "SAS RPIMA dager".
-http://www.chevalierdauvergne.com/fr/
The Czech cutlery company, Mikov Knives has an F-S type dagger as well, listed under it's Military Knives and Daggers section. It's known as the "Commandos", model #399-OK-1.
-http://www.mikov.cz/index/index_en.html
There aren't many reputable companies which manufacture the British F-S type commando dagger. Largely because it's a specialized relic from the last major war and sadly, is pretty much ancient history to many today. Daggers are prohibited in many areas of the world, thus limiting their market to just military collectors/historians or that very rare military order (probably as a comemmorative)...
-http://wilkinson-fs-knife.blogspot.com/
 
A lot of F-S daggers were made for Wilkinson by small cutlers in Sheffield for years. I have a couple, and in the past one of them served me very well. But I have to say that apart from the ones made for me by Pat Mitchell all the Sheffield F-S knives I've seen, even if they look the part, are junk (and I'm a Sheffield lad myself.) The problem I think has been poor steels, appalling heat treatment methods, and sheer apathy. With a design like the F-S poor heat treatment leads to particularly bad results, leading to the broken tips and chipped edges this knife has unnecessarily earned a reputation for. If you want an F-S for ornamental purposes there are plenty to choose from, but if you think you may ever need to use your knife, or just don't see beauty in something not made properly, you'll need to search around a bit more.
 
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