United Kingdom. A Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife, Third Pattern Democratic Republic of the Bronze medallion bearing the Ottoman

Bronze medallion bearing the Ottoman Empire Flag and the German Eagle dated December 1916

or at one point during the production no other blade was available

67 mm (w) x 71

A II Class Air Protection Medal

Gertrude Carmichael) and Correspendence from His Widow to the Estates Branch

United Kingdom. A Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife, Third Pattern Democratic Republic of the Bronze medallion bearing the OttomanA very well preserved third pattern Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife, measuring 31 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 17 cm long toned magnetic steel blade which remains sharp throughout the edges and tip. The blade sits securely within a straight toned magnetic steel crossguard, the underside of which bears a broad arrow flanked by an inspection mark of B. A single piece of toned brass composes the handle grip, showing