I recently acquired this third pattern Fairbairn Sykes dagger and would like to know whether it is WW2 issue or not. And also a relative value for it in its present condition if WW2 period. Thanks in advance.
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Yes, it is an original WW2 knife. The England stamps indicate that it was imported into the US after the war. It is a late war 3rd pattern knife with a machine ground blade which is the most common and least valuable of Fairbairn Sykes knives. It appears that the blade has been sharpened which has a negative impact on it's value as well. I'll let someone else comment on value.
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Originally posted by lnijherald View PostIf you search the ended auctions on Ebay you will get a decent impression of value. Personally, I believe it is not the sharpened blade or broken elastic strap that has the biggest impact on value, but the England stamp as this was always applied after the war.
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Originally posted by 48RMC View Postfor me it has almost no value if the knife is supplied with the stamp England but heee i'm living in Europe not in the VS so maybe this make the different
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Originally posted by Infanteer View PostI don't collect with value as the priority, I collect because I love the history and want to have a piece of history in my hands.
I agree that the England stamp may lower the value slightly, this is
still a collectible knife and a nice little piece of history.
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