Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife

The Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife is a double-edged fighting knife resembling a dagger or poignard with a brass or wooden foil grip. It was developed by William Ewart Fairbairn and Eric Anthony Sykes in Shanghai based on ideas that the two men had while serving on the Shanghai Municipal Police in China before World War II.

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1941  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife
length 290 millimetre, 
dagger, Wilkinson Sword, United Kingdom, 

dagger, 

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1941 Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife

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The Home Guard during the Second World War H31546

Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife CIA Museum

The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H19269

The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H17434

The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H26613

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A17757

The Home Guard during the Second World War H31546

Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife CIA Museum

The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H19269

The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H17434

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		The Home Guard during the Second World War H31546		Commons
commons	image		Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife CIA Museum		Commons
commons	image		The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H19269		Commons
commons	image		The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H17434		Commons
commons	image		The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H26613		Commons
commons	image		The Royal Navy during the Second World War A17757		Commons
commons	image		The Home Guard during the Second World War H31546		Commons
commons	image		Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife CIA Museum		Commons
commons	image		The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H19269		Commons
commons	image		The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H17434		Commons