Description

+WW2 Royal Marine Commando dagger/knife leather sheath (Fairbairn and Sykes pattern), by William Rodgers of Sheffield.

The knife is 29.3cm long and has lightly worn protective blackened metal fittings, brass ribbed hand grip and flat oval guard which has the makers details impressed. Hand finished blade, which is the double sided type, no dents to tip or edges being 17.5 cm long.

Dagger fits well into the used dark brown leather sheath which has the old fashioned trouser stitch tabs and worn elastic strap for holding the grip in place.