WWII Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife British Dagger Book

Description: Collector Bookstore 724 Delaware Street Leavenworth, KS 66048 Collector Bookstore is a leading specialty retailer of price guides and reference books to inform and educate collectors and professionals in the antiques and collectors markets. Our customers include individual collectors, dealers, appraisers, auctioneers & other industry professionals. You won't receive heavily thumbed shelf copies from us! We buy most titles directly from the publisher and individual authors. Authors are encouraged to submit their reference titles for our consideration. SO-SCM-2011-9780764337635-X1 The Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife: Collecting Britain's Most Iconic Dagger by Wolfgang Peter-Michel ISBN:9780764337635 Book Title:The Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife: Collecting Britain's Most Iconic Dagger Author:Wolfgang Peter-Michel Binding:Hard Cover Copyright:2011 Pages:160 Size:6 x 9 in. The Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife stands symbolic for daring secret operations that Britain ran during World War II. This book provides an insight in the development of 20th century's most influential military fighting knife and its historical background. Also the biographical background of its inventors, William Ewart Fairbairn and Eric Anthony Sykes, is embedded in this story and unburdened of all the myths and legends that have been woven around these two innovative men. It covers not only the basic variations of the F-S knife but also numerous other examples the collector may encounter. The problematic topic of fakes is discussed as well as the question as to how to narrow the focus of one,s collection. Thus, prospective buyers of Fairbairn-Sykes knives will find this book a useful guide through the jungle of variants and fakes. Over 150 color/bw images (SO Schiffer Categorical generated 2024-12-26) 0a55d253e1493df4b050fe52c8c7c975

Price: 59.99 USD

Location: Atglen, Pennsylvania

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