Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife Beaded and Ribbed

In the autumn of 1942, the Rodgers firm also produced what may be the finest of all the wartime Fairbairn-Sykes knives: the Beads and Ridges model or Beaded & Ringed.

It is named so by collectors for its distinctive grip pattern of rings of tiny beads, spaced with sections of rings.

The handle was cast in pure brass. The blades are delicate and uniform, and the weapon, though light, is perfectly balanced.