A Second War Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife Auction Quebec Death Transcript

Quebec Death Transcript

1 clasp - Mashonaland 1897

the black painted body with scattered paint chipping

A First War British War Medal to the Chinese Labour Corps - bronze issue

He signed his Attestation Paper as a Private with the 157th Infantry Battalion "Simcoe Foresters"

A Second War Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife Auction Quebec Death TranscriptA Second War Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife Fine polished steel blade, measuring 175 mm, obverse ricasso maker marked "WILKINSON SWORD CO. LTD. LONDON", reverse ricasso is marked "THE F S FIGHTING KNIFE.", very sharp tip and sharpened edges, minor scratches and edge nicks from regular usage. Solid metal crossguard, with crosshatched grip on the bronze handle, domed "skull cracker" pommel, measuring 303 mm in length overall, scattered green oxidation