Original British WWII Second Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife Blade-Marked by Wilkinson with Sheath EXCLUDE_CHECKOUT_RESTRICTION On 26 February 1944 Congress

On 26 February 1944 Congress passed a bill that granted Army and Navy Nurses actual military rank

Each piece of gear that was included with the then new EX 54 gear was marked accordingly as

This example is dated 4-45 for April 1945

a departure station for the North Atlantic ferrying route

Original British WWII Second Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife Blade-Marked by Wilkinson with Sheath EXCLUDE_CHECKOUT_RESTRICTION On 26 February 1944 CongressOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is one of the rarest most sought after versions of the Fairbairn Sykes fighting knives. Featuring a brass handle, blackened blade, without any export markings, this example is one of the very scarce blade marked second pattern Wilkinson variants, with the company logo on one side of the blade and The F S Fighting Knife on the reverse. Until 1942 Wilkinson Sword had been the only company which produced the F S