joerg Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 In an auction in Germany a Fairbairn-Sykes dagger was offered. There is no "arrow" or other inspection mark stamped on the weapon. The crossguard ist stamped ' H.G. LONG & Co. OSS DAGGER SHEFFIELD ENGLAND' . One side of the blade is stamped with the usual "F-S"-mark (The F S Fighting Knife) the other side is stamped with a makers mark. Because of the lack of the arrow I presume the weapon was never in use with the UK-Forces. The mention of "ENGLAND" in the makers stamp on the crossguard suggests that is was ment for export. The stamp "OSS DAGGER" indicates that is was made for the US-Forces. About the OSS-daggers I herad sometimes the opinion that they are of poor quality, because the US-Government paid less for the production, than the UK-MoD. On the other hand it is a sheffield production. Despite collecting British militaria I am not a expert in British fighting knives. So after all - how much should I spend for the dagger ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joerg Posted August 18, 2010 Author Share Posted August 18, 2010 and here are some photos of the above mentioned dagger FS - \'FS-mark\'.pdfFS - makers mark.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joerg Posted August 18, 2010 Author Share Posted August 18, 2010 and here are some photos of the above mentioned dagger FS - crossguard.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 joerg - the price will depend on which pattern it is - and that is determined by the grip. I tried to open your attachment, however, Nortons said it was one of the first of this type they had encountered and advised me to cancel - don't ask me why, I'm sure there is nothing wrong with it - however, with computers I do as I'm told.... Could you post it as a picture ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joerg Posted August 18, 2010 Author Share Posted August 18, 2010 joerg - the price will depend on which pattern it is - and that is determined by the grip. I tried to open your attachment, however, Nortons said it was one of the first of this type they had encountered and advised me to cancel - don't ask me why, I'm sure there is nothing wrong with it - however, with computers I do as I'm told.... Could you post it as a picture ? I'll try it again. It's the second pattern I suppose. Best regards JoergFS - crossguard.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joerg Posted August 18, 2010 Author Share Posted August 18, 2010 [FS - \'FS-mark\'.pdfFS - makers mark.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave S Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Hi, The FS knife was made by 'Wilkinson sword' you cant miss this on a FS knife, also the handle was rough, enginered, and there was a brass button strap which held the knife in the sheath. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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