United Kingdom. A Third Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife, By William Rodgers Buy Now The exterior of the visor

The exterior of the visor cap is fabricated from black wool with a red wool band encompassing the cap

Footnote: Somers Gillies was born on January 25th

The tip of one of the panels has broken off from the main body

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He died on October 5

United Kingdom. A Third Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife, By William Rodgers Buy Now The exterior of the visorA very well preserved third pattern Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife, measuring 315 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a tapering 165 mm long magnetic steel blade with a dark patina, and with a sharpened tip and edges. The blade sits firmly within a magnetic metal upper crossguard, maker marked on the top WILLIAM RODGERS, SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND. The handle grip is composed of a single piece of ribbed and patinated brass,