Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Dagger

by Leroy Thompson and Howard Gerrard

The Fairbairn-Sykes Commando dagger has become iconic as the most widely recognized fighting knife in the world. The origins of the dagger can be traced to Shanghai in the 1930s where W. E. Fairbairn and US Marine officers including Sam Yeaton carried out experiments in developing what they considered the perfect knife for close combat.

When Fairbairn and Sykes became instructors for the Commandos, they refined the design which would evolve...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849084319
• ISBN13: 9781849084314
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.2" x 9.5"