Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife: Collecting Britain's Most Iconic Dagger
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The Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife stands as a symbol of the daring secret operations carried out by Britain during World War II. This book provides insight into the development of the 20th century’s most influential military fighting knife, along with its historical background. It also explores the lives of its inventors, William Ewart Fairbairn and Eric Anthony Sykes, presenting their stories free from the myths and legends that have long surrounded them. Inside, you’ll find: Coverage of the basic variations of the Fairbairn-Sykes knife Descriptions of numerous additional examples encountered by collectors A discussion of the challenges posed by counterfeit knives Guidance on narrowing the focus of a collection A valuable resource for collectors, this book serves as a practical guide through the many variants and fakes of the Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife. Review: FS righting knife - Splendid research material, thank you. Review: F-S book - This is a very good book written by a German who knows what he is talking about. Buy it while you can.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 36 Reviews |
R**D
FS righting knife
Splendid research material, thank you.
J**F
F-S book
This is a very good book written by a German who knows what he is talking about. Buy it while you can.
N**R
Five Stars
Very good book
H**T
Reference book
A good reference book, well illustrated.
S**S
Cutting Edge Stuff !!
This is the 3rd book I have purchased in as many weeks, on the FS Fighting Knife or Commando Dagger. The book I purchased is hardback and all the pages are top quality 'gloss' type finished. Really well finished inside covers also. As well as the quality of this book there are some fantastic colour phots of all the variations of the knife and some useful information as well. All in all well chuffed with this book, money well spent.
P**D
Good bit of history and thinking behind this iconic blade pattern.
Learn about the history that led to the development of this famous combat knife, its various iterations, and its worldwide deployment. Sort of the UK's answer to the Kabar in some ways, just more pointy. This work is full of quality photographs of the many variations of this knife; great for the martial collector as well as the person looking to learn more about the pattern. Blades, handle variations, sheaths, markings, and post war productions all have chapters covering that information. This is a good quality hard back book perfect for the military history library shelf. A must have work if you love this knife.
S**N
a good starter book but not enough detail information
Was looking for a more detailed reference book
C**N
parfait conforme a mon attente
conforme a ma commande article bien arrivé et en très bon état, excellent traking ++++++++
A**S
Ouvrage trè scomplet et bien illustré.
Description des trois premiers modèles de la célèbre dague des commandos britanniques. Les tous premiers modèles utilisés pendant la seconde guerre mondiale sont étudiés très en détail. Quelques modèles d'après guerre sont aussi présentés pour comparaison.
T**R
Iconic Dagger Primer
Iconic Dagger Primer Wolfgang Peter-Michel's book "The Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife: Collecting Britain's Most Iconic Dagger" is by far one of the best books currently out on the subject. This book is highly readable, with extensive color photography throughout adding to the overall excellent content of this book. This book covers all the salient history, the background on the major contributors and developers of this knife. It covers all the major variants, as well as some obscure models. Additionally the book has a section on identifying fake daggers. This book is perfect for the novice collector and expert collector of the Fairbairn and Sykes fighting knife. CONTENTS: -Introduction 1. With one's back to the wall - Britain 1940 2. Two experts at the right time - Fairbairn and Sykes 3. First prototypes and Shanghai 4. The first pattern Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife 5. William Ewart Fairbairn - a man of publicity 6. Eric Anthony Sykes - man in the background 7. The second pattern Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife 8. The third pattern Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife 9. Handle variations 10. Sheaths 11. Markings 12. False start in the USA 13. Users alterations 14. Postwar production - from symbol to legend 15. How to identify fakes -Conclusion -Notes -Bibliography (Hardcover, 6.5"x9.5", 160 pages)
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