A Second War Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife Auction Stitched to the underside of

Stitched to the underside of the right rear pocket is the owner's label

vertically oval

Quebec Death Transcript

He signed his Attestation Paper as a Private with the 157th Infantry Battalion "Simcoe Foresters"

/ HIS DEATH WAS DEEPLY DEPLORED BY MEN OF ALL SHADES OF POLITICAL OPINION

A Second War Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife Auction Stitched to the underside ofA Second War Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife Fine polished steel blade, measuring 175 mm, obverse ricasso maker marked "WILKINSON SWORD CO. LTD. LONDON", reverse ricasso is marked "THE F S FIGHTING KNIFE.", very sharp tip and sharpened edges, minor scratches and edge nicks from regular usage. Solid metal crossguard, with crosshatched grip on the bronze handle, domed "skull cracker" pommel, measuring 303 mm in length overall, scattered green oxidation