Knife collecting... ok let's see them

[pitfighter]

Some great stuff here.
My thing is WW2 Fairbairn Sykes.

In World War 2, the commando dagger came to symbolize many things to a desperate people, mainly a fierce will to fight back at any cost.
Not a gun, or a plane, but a knife, the most intimate and personal of weapons.
It was the arm of the Royal Marine Commandos, SAS, SBS, Parachute Regiment, it was issued to spies and saboteurs.
It is still used in many of those regiments colors.

It was designed by a colorful pair of characters, who also taught its use to the first "end users."
Both in the Uk, Canada and the US.

When Richard F. Burton (The writer and adventurer, not actor) wrote, that "...the history of man is the history of the sword..." He could have been talking directly about William Fairbairn's design.

There are three main models and hall a dozen or so relevant off shoot designs from WW2.

First patterns:


Second Patterns:


Third Patterns:


There is a lot more to them, and their history, but I've written enough for now, lol.

Jesse.

 

[copdoc]

Great presentation and collection.

 

[AGG]

Some great stuff here.
My thing is WW2 Fairbairn Sykes.

In World War 2, the commando dagger came to symbolize many things to a desperate people, mainly a fierce will to fight back at any cost.
Not a gun, or a plane, but a knife, the most intimate and personal of weapons.
It was the arm of the Royal Marine Commandos, SAS, SBS, Parachute Regiment, it was issued to spies and saboteurs.
It is still used in many of those regiments colors.

It was designed by a colorful pair of characters, who also taught its use to the first "end users."
Both in the Uk, Canada and the US.

When Richard F. Burton (The writer and adventurer, not actor) wrote, that "...the history of man is the history of the sword..." He could have been talking directly about William Fairbairn's design.

There are three main models and hall a dozen or so relevant off shoot designs from WW2.

First patterns:
Second Patterns:
Third Patterns:

There is a lot more to them, and their history, but I've written enough for now, lol.

Jesse.

Impressive.

Tony

 

[pitfighter]

Great presentation and collection.

Thanks, my interest in the MP5 system springs from the SAS use during the Iranian Embassy siege. So there is a threads that joins these knives to the HK manufacturer.

 

[copdoc]

Hats off to the SAS. I hope they have not significantly changed.

For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' " Tommy, wait outside ";
But it's " Special train for Atkins " when the trooper's on the tide

 

[Thorpe]

Austrians.

 

[Thorpe]

My "Holy Grail" knife!

 

[flybynt]

Here is a pic of my Colin Cox survival knife set. I purchased my first Randall knife but it has not yet arrived. I am opening the Pandora's box known as collecting Randall knives. I have been told it is almost as bad as collecting HKs. Yes I hate money. I am in the process of designing a custom sign to be made and then three custom display cases. I reverse engineer all of my collections now. I visualize the entire thing in my minds eye. Do hours upon hours of research... make exacting drawings of almost every single item down to where and how it will be displayed. Then and only then do I start to actual purchase the items. This honed and refined process has taken me years to master but now yields usually amazing results. It will probably take 4-5 years but hopefully by then the project will have the initial stage complete.

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I have a Randal Smithsonian Bowie that I was given as a gift that I never used and is still sitting in my safe wrapped as it came. I'm sure it feels unloved and unwanted because its just not my style even though its a a quality blade. I was told it was a 3 year wait for it at the time I received it. Someone please pm me if interested.

 

[copdoc]

My "Holy Grail" knife!

I thought I posted catalog pics but I don't see them. Yours looks new. I have used mine for about 40 yrs. Robert said use it hard then send it back if needed.

 

[copdoc]

Reprint from SWAT was included in one of the Parrish advertisements.

I'll get pics of all knives in brochure if anyone wants them.

 

[Thorpe]

 

[Thorpe]

"Rambo I" made by the French knife maker Jean Tanazacq.

 

[Thorpe]

Italian "Col Moschin" knife made by Extrema Ratio.

 

[Thorpe]

 

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[AGG]

"Rambo I" made by the French knife maker Jean Tanazacq.

Excellent, recent submissions--- really like the black handle sight tool.

Tony

 

[pitfighter]

Some my old iron:
Thompson + V42
L1A1 + 1st patt FS
MP44/MP40/MG42 + Kampfmessers
Sten SW Victory + 3rd past FS
Garand 1945 M1911A1 (Colt) + John Ek Commando
M1A1 + 3rd patt FS

 

[Thorpe]

That V-42 is stunning!!!!!

 

[pitfighter]

That V-42 is stunning!!!!!

It's interetsing when I brought it the provenance wasn't mentioned~ it came with the FSSF shoulder patch copies of the owners military papers, and some black and white photographs, really awesome stuff, I added the Kiska patch as he was there, and the 442, and 10th mountain ski knife.