+ Reply to Thread
Page 2 of 3 FirstFirst 1 2 3 LastLast
Results 11 to 20 of 22

Thread: Fairbain

Click here to increase the font size Click here to reduce the font size
  1. #11
    Contributing Member Flying10uk's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2015
    Last On
    Yesterday @ 10:53 PM
    Location
    UK
    Posts
    5,075
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    07:47 PM
    Sometimes the handle and cross-piece have markings and perhaps your's does too?

    Some of the F/S knife scabbards that I have seen have been in significantly worse condition than the example shown in post 1. It all depends on how much use the knife in question has actually had, I guess. The bluing to the chape to the scabbard, post 1, looks to be in almost perfect condition, so perhaps it's been re-blued, or perhaps the scabbard is not original to the knife?

  2. # ADS
    Friends and Sponsors
    Join Date
    October 2006
    Location
    Milsurps.Com
    Posts
    All Threads
    A Collector's View - The SMLE Short Magazine Lee Enfield 1903-1989. It is 300 8.5x11 inch pages with 1,000+ photo’s, most in color, and each book is serial-numbered.  Covering the SMLE from 1903 to the end of production in India in 1989 it looks at how each model differs and manufacturer differences from a collecting point of view along with the major accessories that could be attached to the rifle. For the record this is not a moneymaker, I hope just to break even, eventually, at $80/book plus shipping.  In the USA shipping is $5.00 for media mail.  I will accept PayPal, Zelle, MO and good old checks (and cash if you want to stop by for a tour!).  CLICK BANNER to send me a PM for International pricing and shipping. Manufacturer of various vintage rifle scopes for the 1903 such as our M73G4 (reproduction of the Weaver 330C) and Malcolm 8X Gen II (Unertl reproduction). Several of our scopes are used in the CMP Vintage Sniper competition on top of 1903 rifles. Brian Dick ... BDL Ltd. - Specializing in British and Commonwealth weapons Specializing in premium ammunition and reloading components. Your source for the finest in High Power Competition Gear. Here at T-bones Shipwrighting we specialise in vintage service rifle: re-barrelling, bedding, repairs, modifications and accurizing. We also provide importation services for firearms, parts and weapons, for both private or commercial businesses.
     

  3. #12
    Legacy Member King carp's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2019
    Last On
    12-25-2023 @ 11:44 PM
    Location
    U.S
    Posts
    15
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    02:47 PM
    Thread Starter
    Unfortunatly I have no history of this knife. There are no other markings besides the acid etched ones shown. Thanks for the input.

  4. Avoid Ads - Become a Contributing Member - Click HERE
  5. #13
    Advisory Panel Surpmil's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Last On
    @
    Location
    West side
    Posts
    4,651
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    12:47 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by King carp View Post
    Unfortunatly I have no history of this knife. There are no other markings besides the acid etched ones shown. Thanks for the input.
    Ask the seller, if he doesn't know, ask who he got it from? Provenance isn't everything, but it's a lot.

    And BTW, notice how polished those leather 'nubs' are where the flaps are sewn on? That is from rubbing against clothing for a long period. The original idea of the sew-on flaps was that the scabbard would be prevented from catching on the blade or guard as the knife was withdrawn, rising up with it and preventing a "clean" withdrawal. In general the scabbard and hangers weren't very well thought out. The flimsy elastic came off, as yours has done and then there was nothing but gravity to keep the knife in the scabbard. A proper rigid throat on the scabbard with a friction retainer would have been a far better idea, as would a pocket down the back of the scabbard for a pistol cleaning rod to stiffen the whole thing and prevent the problem the leather flaps were intended to address. But the rush was on in 1940...

    I don't think I'd want to be jumping and rolling around with one of those on my belt held in by nothing but a bit of garter elastic!
    Last edited by Surpmil; 07-30-2020 at 09:32 PM. Reason: Revised
    “There are invisible rulers who control the destinies of millions. It is not generally realized to what extent the words and actions of our most influential public men are dictated by shrewd persons operating behind the scenes.”

    Edward Bernays, 1928

    Much changes, much remains the same.

  6. #14
    Advisory Panel browningautorifle's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2008
    Last On
    Today @ 01:16 PM
    Location
    Victoria BC
    Posts
    29,838
    Real Name
    Jim
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    12:47 PM
    I think we need some more pics of the scabbard before we can determine if it's real or repro. Need to see the belt slide, see if it's exaggerated by being worn on a belt at all...
    Regards, Jim

  7. #15
    Legacy Member King carp's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2019
    Last On
    12-25-2023 @ 11:44 PM
    Location
    U.S
    Posts
    15
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    02:47 PM
    Thread Starter

    pics

    Here are some pics of the scabbard.

  8. #16
    Advisory Panel Surpmil's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Last On
    @
    Location
    West side
    Posts
    4,651
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    12:47 PM
    A great aunt of mine lived in Shanghai before the war. I remember I was very impressed as a boy that she knew Capt. Fairbairn! She and her husband went through the internment camps and got back to Canadaicon, but her husband went back postwar and came to a mysterious end in 1949 as the Reds took over.

    The book. Funnily enough the knife gets very little coverage; the Smatchet gets more!
    “There are invisible rulers who control the destinies of millions. It is not generally realized to what extent the words and actions of our most influential public men are dictated by shrewd persons operating behind the scenes.”

    Edward Bernays, 1928

    Much changes, much remains the same.

  9. Thank You to Surpmil For This Useful Post:


  10. #17
    Advisory Panel browningautorifle's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2008
    Last On
    Today @ 01:16 PM
    Location
    Victoria BC
    Posts
    29,838
    Real Name
    Jim
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    12:47 PM
    Yes, pic one shows belt wear. I expect the elastic band was just removed.
    Regards, Jim

  11. #18
    Legacy Member gsimmons's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Last On
    02-23-2024 @ 02:42 PM
    Location
    Western North Carolina
    Posts
    1,368
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    02:47 PM
    The stitching on the re-enforcement on the upper back has rotted and let loose. It happened to mine.


  12. #19
    Contributing Member Gil Boyd's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2013
    Last On
    02-28-2024 @ 11:09 AM
    Location
    Home of The Parachute Regiment & 16 Air Assault Brigade
    Posts
    4,772
    Real Name
    Gil Boyd
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    07:47 PM
    King Carp,
    I would venture it is absolutely authentic, as the Chinese can't stitch like that to save their lives if they wanted to make a copy, enjoy it mate, and as I said earlier if the seller has ANY provenance fantastic. Just spoke to a friend in an auction house, he said he had a FBS knife and medals go with a WW2 story for over £3500 grand last year, so stick with it. Wouldn't it be nice if the seller could give you the name of the user who it was issued to.
    'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA

  13. #20
    Legacy Member King carp's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2019
    Last On
    12-25-2023 @ 11:44 PM
    Location
    U.S
    Posts
    15
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    02:47 PM
    Thread Starter
    This knife came in a lot with U.S. items so no story to go with it. It is still nice to know it is an original example. From the article recommended there was a F.S. knife that was issued to the U.S.iconM.C.That must be a rare version. I will keep an eye out for one of those.

+ Reply to Thread
Page 2 of 3 FirstFirst 1 2 3 LastLast

Similar Threads

  1. fairbairn–sykes fighting knife, is it legit?
    By Aragorn243 in forum Edged Weapons Forum
    Replies: 33
    Last Post: 11-24-2020, 06:12 PM
  2. Replies: 8
    Last Post: 05-09-2016, 11:42 PM
  3. The Old and the Bold: Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife
    By Badger in forum Edged Weapons Forum
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 03-13-2014, 09:18 AM
  4. Question on Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife
    By RCS in forum Edged Weapons Forum
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 08-02-2011, 09:22 PM
  5. Fairburn-Sykes Knife
    By mike webb in forum Edged Weapons Forum
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 11-15-2010, 10:22 PM

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
Raven Rocks