S/F dagger images

[A. F Medic]

Kenneth on sheath

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[A. F Medic]

My Dagger does not look like it has the correct sheath, but it fits. No sew tags.

[gsimmons]

The knife has been shortened. The sheath looks like a typical hunting sheath from the 40's and 50's. The F/S daggers marked England on the crosspiece were surplussed and imported after the war. Mine is marked B1 and England on the crosspiece.

[saddler]

The sheath has been reworked - added lighter colour rivets, plus the original sewing has long gone and a repair of sorts been carried out.

Saw a similar sized FS last year belonging to a mate of a mate; though it also had the handle in proportion to the blade. That one looked more like a hobby/apprentice piece

The FS shown here, my guess - would be a post-war commercial knife that has been shortened after purchase - more than likely due to blade damage

[RCS]

Got this one a very long time ago

[John Sukey (Deceased)]

I have one of those that was carried on ops. Unfortunately the letter from the vet who carried it was lost in the mail. If still alive, he is living on the Isle of Whight.
The restraining part for the hilt should be an elastic band not a leather one.
These knives were for sale in the U.K. during the war, and many U.S. servicemen bought them as well.

[saddler]

I have one of those that was carried on ops. Unfortunately the letter from the vet who carried it was lost in the mail. If still alive, he is living on the Isle of Whight.
The restraining part for the hilt should be an elastic band not a leather one.
These knives were for sale in the U.K. during the war, and many U.S. servicemen bought them as well.

Ya think? How many scans of original scabbards with leather straps on them would you like to see?
The very first pattern WS scabbards had a nice chromed Newey fastener on them, later ones had many variations of straps, scabbard styles and types, etc.
The early WS scabbards also had a chromed chape - later ones being either plain brass or blackened brass.

1/2" wide brown elastic WAS used in the later scabbards and continued to be so used for many years