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26%OFFLeroy Thompson - Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Dagger - 9781849084314 - V9781849084314
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Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Dagger

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Description for Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Dagger Paperback. The dagger was first used during early Commando raids into occupied Europe but saw action in every theatre of World War II. US Rangers and Marines who had trained with the Commandos took their Fairbairn-Sykes daggers home which also influenced the development of American Special Forces daggers. Illustrator(s): Gerrard, Howard. Series: Weapon. Num Pages: 80 pages, 21 b/w; 23 col. BIC Classification: HBW; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 260.
The Fairbairn-Sykes Commando dagger has become iconic as the most widely recognized fighting knife in the world. The origins of the dagger can be traced to Shanghai in the 1930s where W. E. Fairbairn and US Marine officers including Sam Yeaton carried out experiments to develop what they considered the perfect knife for close combat. When Fairbairn and Sykes became instructors for the Commandos, they refined the design which would evolve into the classic Fairbairn-Sykes dagger. The dagger was first used during early Commando raids into occupied Europe but saw action in every theatre of World War II. US Rangers ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Weapon
Condition
New
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849084314
SKU
V9781849084314
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Ref
99-50

About Leroy Thompson
Martin Pegler has a BA Hons in Medieval and Modern History and an MA in Museum Studies, both from University College, London, and was for many years the Senior Curator of Firearms at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds. Martin has established The Somme Historical Centre (www.martinpegler.com), where visitors can see the technology used in the 1914-18 trench warfare. Martin enjoys ... Read more

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