I just scrolled through the thread and discovered I haven't posted my BAK's and Fairbairn Sykes. The India BAK I did post went to a new home in a POS roundtable and now I regret that decision. The things we do out of ignorance.
Both are 1943. One with the marlin spike, the other without.
This Fairbairn Sykes, nine ring "rings and beads" is a scarce edition, made even more so because most were private purchase and this one has the MoD broad arrow and inspectors stamp, meaning it was a government purchase and issued. There is another one with six rings that is even more scarce. In fact it's so rare the even pictures of it are rare.
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012