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Hi there,

 

Been a visitor for some time.

Tried to use Imgur to post some pics and failed, lol, and then read that this is the only way.

 

So, this an introduction for me to say hello and also a test of my image posting abilities.

 

I collect mainly WW2 British fighting knives, but I read a book called Allied Fighting Knives and the men that made them famous by Robert Buerlein a few years ago, and it set down the dark path of collecting US knives, I think I've bought from a few members here. 

 

Buried in the pictures are a 1943 M1 (not M1A1) - Case V42 came with FSSF discharge paperwork and some photos and the shoulder patch (Kiska and Viking I owned) - a little 10th Mountain pen knife.

 

Good to meet you all, 

 

Jesse.

 

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Some of the English blades.

These are old images from my laptop - the collection has evolved (not grown, so much as become refined) some since these were taken two years ago or so.

I started out collecting the beat up, torn leather, re-tipped, unloved blades, because I'm cheap.

Then found I could trade five of those sorts of blades for something quite nice.

 

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Thank you for the nice welcome, Guys,

And Happy New Year.

 

Collector, the Colt (Colt factory 1945) 1911 is no longer in my collection, but I do have some images.

I recall it was just a little too nice for my collection of scratched, abused and unloved "gems in the rough."

I am now looking for another M1911A1.

(Apologies for using that stupid blue filter, it looks like two separate pistols, it's all one and the same, for a while I had an IG page with my collection, then realized that was amongst the stupidest things a collector can do.)

 

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4 hours ago, thorin6 said:

I like the Fairbairn-Sykes knives.  I just have 3 myself, but only get the non-imported ones (no ENGLAND stamps).

 

That is interesting, the "ENGLAND" import stamp makes zero difference in value, intrinsic or financial to me.

They're all war-time manufacture.

The knives I source in the UK used to be unmarked, although now I often encounter ENGLAND marked knives there, too, a circuitous trip indeed.

It's fun to collect these things when you travel.

 

I plan to reduce my 3rd patterns to only four knives: an example of hand-drawn (not machine) blades from the four gang mold numbers.

Fairbairn really didn't like the 3rd pattern, and I think the space could be occupied by something more deserving - I have my eye on another V42, a cleaner one.

 

Two pictures of truly ugly German steel, which I do not collect, it just reproduces. Until I can get out and take some new pics of far more attractive US steel.

(Yes it's an M53 sling on both the FG and the MG, but it won't break, lol, need faith in my sling.)

 

 

 

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Collecting FS knives without the ENGLAND stamp is just a preference, I recognize that the value is more related to type and condition, and the ENGLAND stamp makes little difference.

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1 hour ago, thorin6 said:

Collecting FS knives without the ENGLAND stamp is just a preference, I recognize that the value is more related to type and condition, and the ENGLAND stamp makes little difference.

Totally reasonable.

 

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When they imported the knives into the US, apparently there were many types including first and nickel plated second patterns, but in my travels and dealings I've never seen a nickel plated knife with the import stamp and certainly not encountered a first pattern knife with an import stamp.

 

I wonder has anyone else here ever seen, or owned, a nickel plated Fairbairn Sykes with EGLAND stamp?

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On 1/7/2021 at 4:05 PM, Frank Trzaska said:

The V42, always a show stopper!

 

Definitely my favorite amongst the blades I own.

 

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