Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife
The Fairbairn-Sykes knife - otherwise known as a Commando knife
- are a double-edged fighting knife first produced in 1941.
Although the emphasis on hand-to-hand combat waned after WWI with
focus moved to mechanised systems, the knife still fulfilled
task-specific objectives after these methods of warfare failed.
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East Ayrshire Council
