A Second War Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife Archive 1953 on the occasion of

1953 on the occasion of Karl Marx’s 135th birthday and on the recommendation of the GDR Council of Ministers

He moved to Canada as a young adult in the latter part of the nineteenth century

highly detailed

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A Second War Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife Archive 1953 on the occasion ofA Second War Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife Fine polished steel blade, measuring 175 mm, obverse ricasso maker marked "WILKINSON SWORD CO. LTD. LONDON", reverse ricasso is marked "THE F S FIGHTING KNIFE.", very sharp tip and sharpened edges, minor scratches and edge nicks from regular usage. Solid metal crossguard, with crosshatched grip on the bronze handle, domed "skull cracker" pommel, measuring 303 mm in length overall, scattered green oxidation