Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Fairnbarn Sykes (commando dagger) re-hilted in Scottish dress ?

Atlantia · 21st June 2008, 01:48 PM

I've seen other 'victorian'/early 20th C daggers that very closely resemble the FS knives (blade/guard wise). I think FS worked with what was quite a popular size of stilletto and just kinda 'made it their own'.
I once had a presentation FS with a faux Ivory handle (turned orange with age) which had a big etched makers name on the blade 'Made by the Famous Sword Smith etc'. That was circa 1945. Apparently it was given to a retiring 'commando' officer.
Is it possible that your makers 'workshop' or company still produced blades carrying his name after his death?
A lot of Scots fought in the trenches and there are a lot of weird trench knives?
Sorry, just random thoughts.
Nice little dagger btw. ;-)

21st June 2008, 01:48 PM	#4
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	I've seen other 'victorian'/early 20th C daggers that very closely resemble the FS knives (blade/guard wise). I think FS worked with what was quite a popular size of stilletto and just kinda 'made it their own'. I once had a presentation FS with a faux Ivory handle (turned orange with age) which had a big etched makers name on the blade 'Made by the Famous Sword Smith etc'. That was circa 1945. Apparently it was given to a retiring 'commando' officer. Is it possible that your makers 'workshop' or company still produced blades carrying his name after his death? A lot of Scots fought in the trenches and there are a lot of weird trench knives? Sorry, just random thoughts. Nice little dagger btw. ;-)