popcorn Posted August 8, 2014 Share #1 Posted August 8, 2014 Hi. I recently bought this knife. Came in a M8 ww2 period scabbard(short strap, United Carr on the male snap, BMCO marked). Just looking for opinions if this was possibly made from an FS dagger as there appears to be what looks like an arrow shape on the guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popcorn Posted August 8, 2014 Author Share #2 Posted August 8, 2014 Pic 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gunbarrel Posted August 8, 2014 Share #4 Posted August 8, 2014 Can't make out the crow's foot on your picture, but if it looks like the one below on my F/S knife, that would be the British military acceptance mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popcorn Posted August 9, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted August 9, 2014 Thank you. It is very faint but does look like a lot like the one on your knife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popcorn Posted August 9, 2014 Author Share #6 Posted August 9, 2014 Hi. I highlighted the area as it's very faint and hard to see in the picture. It could just be scratches but that would be quite a co-incidence. After some searching I think it's a third pattern FS with a modified handle. The tang and space where the blade meets the guard seem to be consistent with the third pattern/thin blades. Am I on the right track? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchcollector Posted August 9, 2014 Share #7 Posted August 9, 2014 I'm not sure what it is but I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popcorn Posted August 10, 2014 Author Share #8 Posted August 10, 2014 I'm not sure what it is but I like it! Thank you. Came across this photo searching for WW2 FS Dagger period photos. The handle appears to be similar and not the standard factory construction. Does anyone know if this was a common practice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sactroop Posted August 10, 2014 Share #9 Posted August 10, 2014 Great piece popcorn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunbarrel Posted August 10, 2014 Share #10 Posted August 10, 2014 I believe I posted the picture above elsewhere on this subforum...? Anyway, theater knives made from F/S knives are not common, but they are not rare, either. I have a couple in my collection. Here is one made from scratch at the Darlington Locomotive Works in Englad sometime during WWII for a Royal Canadian Engineer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popcorn Posted August 11, 2014 Author Share #11 Posted August 11, 2014 I believe I posted the picture above elsewhere on this subforum...? Anyway, theater knives made from F/S knives are not common, but they are not rare, either. I have a couple in my collection. Here is one made from scratch at the Darlington Locomotive Works in Englad sometime during WWII for a Royal Canadian Engineer. Pic 2.jpg Pic 4.jpg Pic 5.jpg Pic 6.jpg That is one sweet blade! I also saw what looks like another FS dagger with a clear handle on the documentary Apocalypse WW2. It's right at the beginning of the last episode "Inferno"(he's cleaning his fingernail with it). A few scenes later they show another soldier taking the blade of a regular handled FS to a grinding wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunbarrel Posted August 11, 2014 Share #12 Posted August 11, 2014 Thank you, popcorn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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