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Superb, well presented article Roy. Many thanks for sharing. Sad news about your friend Brian.
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Hi Roy
A great bit of detective work,Your time as a special served you well. It must have been devastating to lose you pal like that. Kind Regards Ray |
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Thank you for all your kind words gent,
I have been quite taken-aback at all the positive and thoughtful responses to this article both on hear and via email from around the world. Brian would have been completely over the moon. Cheers, Roy
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Collecting: Despatch Rider Insignia & Photographs. Author/Dealer in the Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife My website: www.fsknife.com |
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Nice work, great read
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Hi Gents,
One of the unexpected but welcomed results of articles like this is that it brings rare examples out of the woodwork. After the article published I was contacted by a chap who found on of these in an old tool-box! It is a previously unrecorded serial number, so I can know add this to the known examples - forty in total now. The best bit was that he wanted to find it a new home, so has consigned it with me to sell. I love finding these rare pieces, a win all around. Cheerio, Roy
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Collecting: Despatch Rider Insignia & Photographs. Author/Dealer in the Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife My website: www.fsknife.com |
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Although I must confess that I know virtually nothing about Fairbairn- Sykes fighting knives, other than I’ve heard of them and their use by commandos during WW2, I love a good mystery !
As a longtime reader of WW1 & WW2 books and articles and having an interest in history and archeology and for the past few years delving into metal- detecting, I love reading about the tenacity and research some go through to find answers to a mystery ! Congrats to you and your friend for seeing this through, and sorry to hear of your friends passing. Nice of you to honour his memory ! Dave |
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