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Old 29-01-18, 01:37 PM
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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.
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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.

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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.

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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 !
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