United Kingdom. A Third Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife, By William Rodgers GTRexclude with a painted red centre

with a painted red centre surrounded by rows of white and black paint

In white and light brown embroidery

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dual screwbacks maker marked "AUROMETAL SUBOTICA"

United Kingdom. A Third Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife, By William Rodgers GTRexclude with a painted red centreA very well preserved third pattern Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife, measuring 315 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a tapering 165 mm long magnetic steel blade with a dark patina, and with a sharpened tip and edges. The blade sits firmly within a magnetic metal upper crossguard, maker marked on the top WILLIAM RODGERS, SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND. The handle grip is composed of a single piece of ribbed and patinated brass,