15%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife: Collecting Britain's Most Iconic Dagger
Wolfgang Peter-Michel
€ 55.69
€ 47.21
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife: Collecting Britain's Most Iconic Dagger
Hardcover. Num Pages: 158 pages, over 150 color/bw images. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 630. Collecting Britain's Most Iconic Dagger. 158 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; WCK. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 20. Weight: 636.
The Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife stands symbolic for daring secret operations that Britain ran during World War II. This book provides an insight in the development of 20th century’s most influential military fighting knife and its historical background. Also the biographical background of its inventors, William Ewart Fairbairn and Eric Anthony Sykes, is embedded in this story and unburdened of all the myths and legends that have been woven around these two innovative men. It covers not only the basic variations of the F-S knife but also numerous other examples the collector may encounter. The problematic topic of fakes is discussed ... Read more
The Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife stands symbolic for daring secret operations that Britain ran during World War II. This book provides an insight in the development of 20th century’s most influential military fighting knife and its historical background. Also the biographical background of its inventors, William Ewart Fairbairn and Eric Anthony Sykes, is embedded in this story and unburdened of all the myths and legends that have been woven around these two innovative men. It covers not only the basic variations of the F-S knife but also numerous other examples the collector may encounter. The problematic topic of fakes is discussed ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764337635
SKU
V9780764337635
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50
Reviews for The Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife: Collecting Britain's Most Iconic Dagger