Castle Knife Fairbairn Sykes

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These two knives were produced by the beneficence of Mr. William Cassidy and they come with quite a story. I first saw an advertisement for them in the pages of “Soldier of Fortune” magazine. Yes at the time I fancied I might like to pursue the life of a mercenary. To my eternal benefit my wife did not share that same enthusiasm. So to assuage my stunted dreams of life in the Congo I ordered a copy of Wm. Cassidy’s lovely Fairbairn Sykes knife. It cost all of seventy five dollars plus shipping. I mailed off a check and before too long it arrived in a shipping tube with some paperwork. If I had been more visionary I would have found the means to order a dozen of them.

Rather than infringe on Mr. Cassidy’s copyright I will provide you with a link so that you may read his interesting story in full. Cassidy’s knife is a sweet amalgamation of several designs which results in a very unique but functional and highly attractive knife. For example: it’s handle is
reminiscent of the OSS Stiletto, having the same coarse knurling which runs all the way to the guard. The guard itself is nickel plated and “S” curved, very much like those on a P-1. The blade is
comparable to a thin bladed P-2 or P-3 and delivered sharp. Unlike the late war P-3s the blade is well finished with a near-mirror polish. The blades were then etched with Wm. Fairbairn’s signature also exhibit the traditional F~S logo near the guard. In profile, the blades resemble the OSS stiletto.

In the years since, I have picked up a couple more, these being the sterile ones which sold for eighty dollars. You can rest assured that I did not buy them for that price at the later date. The knives came equippedwith a commercial style sheath which was well made of fine leather. Should you have the fortune to come across one it is a viable fighting knife with a nice story to tell, and I recommend you buy it. My personal thanks to Mr. Cassidy and the British workmen for producing these fine knives. http://fl-websites.com/time/fs/castleco.htm