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27-01-18, 07:16 PM
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Mystery of The 30946 F-S Knives Solved..New Article
For all those interested in the F-S Fighting Knife, I have just had an article published in Knife Magazine.
The article finally solves the enduring mystery of those First Pattern F-S knives occasionally found with the 30946 serial number stamped into the hilt. If you wish to get your own copy of the article then you can subscribe to Knife Magazine. However for those unable to subscribe, I have now loaded the full article (The Mystery Of The 30946 F-S Knives, Solved!) onto my Published Articles Page - linked below: http://wilkinsonfscollection.com/wil...es_Solved.html In due course I will write up an expanded/updated and more user friendly version as a web-article but will update you when that is complete. It has now been a little over a year since Brian Moyse my dear friend and co-author died, so the timing for this co-authored article is poignant. Brian has been deeply missed and I hope he would be proud of this important finished work. 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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#2
27-01-18, 07:51 PM
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Ray,just finished reading the article, ....great piece of work. Congrats to both of you.
Jo
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27-01-18, 07:54 PM
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Thank you Jo,
Very kind of you to say. 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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#4
27-01-18, 07:59 PM
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Well done Roy, very interesting.
regarsd
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Simon Butterworth Manchester Regiment Collector Rank, Prize & Trade Badges British & Commonwealth Artillery Badges
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#5
27-01-18, 08:01 PM
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Thanks Simon,
This mystery has frustrated many F-S collectors for a many, many years, so it was wonderful to finally solve this mystery. 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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27-01-18, 08:54 PM
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Fascinating! An excellent piece of research. Many thanks. Mike
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#8
27-01-18, 09:30 PM
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Fascinating indeed, well done.
Rgds, Thomas
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27-01-18, 09:33 PM
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Thank you Gents,
Very kind of you to share your comments. 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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#10
09-02-18, 02:15 AM
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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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