Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Dagger

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A good read, a very interesting book

If you are interested in this kind of collectible knife this IS the book for you. Very interesting, very informative, everything you could possibly want or need to know about the Sykes Fairburn fighting knife. Excellent illustrations too. Highly recommended if you are into knife collecting.

This Osprey title is a well-documented primer on the development and employment of the most iconic special warfare weapon, the Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife used by elite forces the world over with its deep rooted history with special operations. The FSFK is a double-edged fighting knife resembling a dagger or poignard, developed by William Ewart Fairbairn and Eric Anthony Sykes in Shanghai based on concepts which the two men initiated before World War II while serving on the Shanghai Municipal Police in China. The book explains how the FSFK was made famous during WWII when issued to British Commandos. With its acutely tapered, sharply-pointed blade, the FSFK is frequently described as a stiletto, a weapon optimized for thrusting, although the FSFK is capable of being used to inflict slash cuts upon an opponent when its cutting edges are sharpened according to specification; making this dagger ideal for sentry removal and silent enemy liquidation. The FSFK is strongly associated with the British commandos and the US Special Operations Forces, who based their issued knife on the FSFK. It features in the insignia of the British Royal Marines, British/Australian/New Zealand Special Air Service (SAS), the American Special Fores and Rangers (Rangers were co-founded with the British Commandos). The book also details of FSFK's application for use in commando hand-to-hand combat is covered and quite interesting. The methods were so effective the Germans published counter techniques to FSFK which can read in the book Silent Killing - Nazi Counters To Fairbairn-Sykes Techniques: The Annotated English Tranlation of the Classic German World War II Manual , which I highly recommend. Overall this is a well done Osprey publication and ideal for the novice knife collector and military combatives enthusiast.

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