What's Coming Next?

OK TRADED A FEW KNIVES from our website http://www.fairbairnsykesfightingknives.com/fighting-knives-for-sale.html to pay for a sleeve dagger (top right) and a thumb dagger.

Here is a photo of the next two additions to our collection. I hope to have them within a week to ten days (as the saying goes). They are pre-first pattern knives. This means they would have been made in 1939-40. I will give them full coverage on our website once I have them in hand. These are my favorite knives, full bladed and longer than the typical Fairbairn Sykes. One of the sheaths has an interesting story to tell as well. Keep checking here and  on our website for more photos and information.

If you are looking for a good deal on a modern fighting knife check out our website. http://www.fairbairnsykesfightingknives.com/fighting-knives-for-sale.html

Email me with "knife sale" in the header and I'll take 10% off the price. email: ghdave2@hotmail.com If you wait until the Zombie mutant biker invasion to buy a knife the price will double! I'm just saying......its your choice.....

New Ek Knife

Here is the third knife in the new Ek Historical series. This is Ek Knives interpretation of an improved Fairbairn Sykes. The two fighting knives were contemporaneous and many soldiers preferred the plain Jane ruggedness of the Ek over the elegance of the Fairbairn. Bear in mind this specific model was not available though during WW-II.

The hard maple slab handles are held on by cast-in-place lead rivets, the old fashioned way. The full tang is shaped to resemble the FS even to the outline of a top nut. Typical of Ek Knives the blade is very sharp on both edges. It is nicely etched with the company name and my serial number, 007. A solidly made heavy leather sheath , a replica of the WW-II originals accompanies each knife. There are very few historical knives with the quality and battle-proven lineage of an Ek Knife. This is another fine offering from the folks in Richmond, VA. http://www.ekknife.com/

Isshen Ryu Fighter

To further answer Jeff's question. Illustrated here is a copy of the Hammond Flesh Eater. The maker asked permission of James Hammond to produce this knife. It is a super fighting knife designed to allow four ranges by shifting your grip. Whether that makes it a better knife or not is questionable. But it is a very formidable knife in the right hands. The handle on this one is a little too fat to make  the best use of grip changes. That could be quickly remedied with a belt grinder. The blade is sharpened on the back edge. Recurved  blades are one of my favorite designs and this one is quite graceful. Hopefully the CRKT version is as good as it looks. The quality of their products has risen with every passing year.

The book, War of the Flea, is one of my favorite books on guerilla warfare. There is a lot of wisdom contained within the pages of this book. It takes various guerilla action over the last 100 years and analyzes which ones worked and why, and also the other side of those who did not work. The small booklet, On the Edge, is our mini-manual of knife fighting written for classes I teach on demand.