culdee Posted November 18, 2013 Share #151 Posted November 18, 2013 i am familiar with Olaf's website and have a copy of wilkinson and flooks books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_mi Posted February 10, 2014 Share #152 Posted February 10, 2014 Anyone have any experience with the Fairbairn and OSS replicas made by MacDonald Arms in Scotland? http://www.macdonaldarms.com/armoury/forsale.php Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Flick Posted April 25, 2014 Share #153 Posted April 25, 2014 The latest issue of Knife World has an interesting and well done article on the F-S Knives of WW2. It is a two part series with the second to follow next issue. I forgot to note the name of the author. I will try to remember to make note of that and will post it here. Regards, Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
culdee Posted April 25, 2014 Share #154 Posted April 25, 2014 I have one of MacDonalds First Patterns and I am very satisfied with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_mi Posted April 26, 2014 Share #155 Posted April 26, 2014 Thanks for the reply, Culdee. Did you buy it from MacDonalds or a reseller? Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunbarrel Posted April 26, 2014 Share #156 Posted April 26, 2014 The latest issue of Knife World has an interesting and well done article on the F-S Knives of WW2. It is a two part series with the second to follow next issue. I forgot to note the name of the author. I will try to remember to make note of that and will post it here. Regards, Charlie Charlie, The author of the article is my friend Roy Shadbolt. Here is a link to his website: http://www.wilkinsonfscollection.com/wilkinsonfscollection.com/Home.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
culdee Posted April 26, 2014 Share #157 Posted April 26, 2014 I bought the MacDonald knife direct from him. He is a great guy to deal with. He and I are working together on a paper about FS knives. Roy Shadbolt is also a super guy to buy from. I have gotten several rare originals from him as well as more common knives. You can see some of them on my website www.fairbairnsykesfightingknives.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Flick Posted April 26, 2014 Share #158 Posted April 26, 2014 Charlie, The author of the article is my friend Roy Shadbolt. Here is a link to his website: http://www.wilkinsonfscollection.com/wilkinsonfscollection.com/Home.html Yes, GB, Roy Shadbolt was the author whose name I failed to recall. He did a very nice job on the article. I have a few F-S knives in my collection but have not studied them much since my focus is primarily US. I did not realize that the author of the article was so renowned in the field, but indeed he is which perhaps explains why the KW article was so worthwhile. Regards, Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunbarrel Posted April 27, 2014 Share #159 Posted April 27, 2014 my website www.fairbairnsykesfightingknives.com Very nice website, culdee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
culdee Posted April 27, 2014 Share #160 Posted April 27, 2014 thanks Gunbarrel. It has been a real fun time sharing our knives with people and getting them out to photograph. Some of the gerbers (and such) need better photos but all in good time. We have been very lucky to acquire some very rare knives in the past 3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
militariaone Posted April 27, 2014 Share #161 Posted April 27, 2014 Anyone have any experience with the Fairbairn and OSS replicas made by MacDonald Arms in Scotland? http://www.macdonaldarms.com/armoury/forsale.php Jim Greetings Jim, Here’s a comparison shot of two of the Macdonald Armouries knives purchased directly from them with two originals of the same patterns. Quality of finish on the Pattern #1 is a little nicer than on the Pattern #2 I received. Both are very well made and would presumably perform as well as their original counterparts. Regards, Lance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_mi Posted April 28, 2014 Share #162 Posted April 28, 2014 Thanks Lance and Culdee. I think I'll try one... Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macstevo Posted June 22, 2014 Share #163 Posted June 22, 2014 Hi guys just wondering if any one could tell me whether this fairbain sykes is real or not as it has no markings on it? Cheers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
culdee Posted June 22, 2014 Share #164 Posted June 22, 2014 Yes it appears to be a legitimate WW-II knife but I am not sure by whom. Usually if it is a Wilkinson there are obvious etches. Otherwise usually a nickel plated one is marked ^56. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
culdee Posted June 22, 2014 Share #165 Posted June 22, 2014 here is my website if it will help www.fairbairnsykesfightingknives.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macstevo Posted July 28, 2014 Share #166 Posted July 28, 2014 Hi guys I found this fairbain sykes knife for sale however it has a serrated blade. I was wondering if this is a fake or did they really put serrations on some of the fairbain sykes knives? Cheers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
culdee Posted July 28, 2014 Share #167 Posted July 28, 2014 someone added them at a later date the only ones that came with serrations were the AlMar knives made in the 1980s?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les George Posted August 2, 2014 Share #168 Posted August 2, 2014 someone added them at a later date the only ones that came with serrations were the AlMar knives made in the 1980s?? And the AlMars that I have seen where all serrated down towards the ricasso area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeder3 Posted November 9, 2014 Share #169 Posted November 9, 2014 Picked up a B2 2nd pattern this weekend in Tulsa and thought I'd take some shots of it with the other few I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
culdee Posted November 9, 2014 Share #170 Posted November 9, 2014 very nice collection, especially lucky to have a Fatman. They are hard to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
culdee Posted November 9, 2014 Share #171 Posted November 9, 2014 I missed the OSS Stiletto at first glance. Another had one to find in that mint condition! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freestyle Posted May 15, 2015 Share #172 Posted May 15, 2015 My first Wilkinson and its named! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doughboy Posted May 30, 2015 Share #173 Posted May 30, 2015 Hello Gentlemen, I'm posting my question here, because I thought it would be the right place.I took a closer look on the etchings of some the Wilkinson F-S knives and I wondered what is the reason that some etchings are very deep and the other ones are looking as if they were engraved.Could this be a result of earlier or later manufacturing ? I asking, because I think the knives with the deeper etching are more desirable.Any help would be appreciated.Sorry for the bad pictures but I hope you can see what I mean. doughboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freestyle Posted June 14, 2015 Share #174 Posted June 14, 2015 Hello Gentlemen, I'm posting my question here, because I thought it would be the right place.I took a closer look on the etchings of some the Wilkinson F-S knives and I wondered what is the reason that some etchings are very deep and the other ones are looking as if they were engraved.Could this be a result of earlier or later manufacturing ? I asking, because I think the knives with the deeper etching are more desirable.Any help would be appreciated.Sorry for the bad pictures but I hope you can see what I mean. doughboy Yes. Different etchings were done throughout Wilkinson's history. I don't believe any were engraved. Here's some references: http://www.fairbairnsykesfightingknives.com/blade-etches.html http://www.wilkinsonfscollection.com/wilkinsonfscollection.com/The_Etched_Blade.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doughboy Posted June 27, 2015 Share #175 Posted June 27, 2015 Thank you for the reference.They are really helpful doughboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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