United Kingdom. A Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife, Third Pattern Archive Footnote: G51212 Sapper Gerard Earl

Footnote: G51212 Sapper Gerard Earl Kenney

featuring a 10-armed star with clusters of faceted rays

some loss of paint and silver finish evident to the cross

Crerar built and led the Army from a force that had been largely forgotten in the interwar years

the same year that Masaryk celebrated his eightieth birthday

United Kingdom. A Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife, Third Pattern Archive Footnote: G51212 Sapper Gerard EarlA very well preserved third pattern Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife, measuring 31 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 17 cm long toned magnetic steel blade which remains sharp throughout the edges and tip. The blade sits securely within a straight toned magnetic steel crossguard, the underside of which bears a broad arrow flanked by an inspection mark of B. A single piece of toned brass composes the handle grip, showing