Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Dagger: 7 (Weapon) - Softcover

Thompson, Leroy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849084319 ISBN 13: 9781849084314

Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

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 to develop 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 into the classic Fairbairn-Sykes dagger. The dagger was first used during early Commando raids into occupied Europe but saw action in every theatre of World War II. US Rangers and Marines who had trained with the Commandos took their Fairbairn-Sykes daggers home, and this also influenced the development of American Special Forces daggers. The Fairbairn-Sykes remained in use with many units after the war. It has become a symbol of Commando and special forces units throughout the world.

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Review:

"Thompson painstakingly describes the differences in detail of each Fairbairn-Sykes commando dagger variant, whether of those of direct lineage or those influenced by the design. Many photographs, whether from the WW2-era or modern close-ups of items in various collections, give good visual to the author's descriptions." --C. Peter Chen, www.ww2db.com

Book Description:

From World War II to the Fairbairn-Sykes dagger and techniques for its use have helped turn civilized young men and women into deadly weapons.

About this edition

• Publisher: Osprey Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1849084319
• ISBN 13: 9781849084314
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 80
• Illustrator: Gerrard Howard