United Kingdom. A Third Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife, By William Rodgers Auction gilt wear evident on the

gilt wear evident on the locket and ball finial

one of the leaders of the First Crusade and first ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem

both Nazi and non-Nazi organizations continued to fight for a German-Austria in what was called the “Heim ins Reich” (home into the Reich) movement

while the right side has a central interlocking tab illustrating a lion standing upon the Victorian crown

(Heeresmunitionsanstalt Priebus Erkennungsmarke)

United Kingdom. A Third Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife, By William Rodgers Auction gilt wear evident on theA 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,