Original British WWII “Non Import Marked” 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard MG 15 who eventually became an admiral

who eventually became an admiral in the Imperial German Navy

After the bitter and bloody struggle in the Huertegen Forest

The Blade is 31 ½” long and almost 2" wide at the cross guard

it has sori (curvature)

The poster reads:

Original British WWII “Non Import Marked” 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife with Scabbard MG 15 who eventually became an admiralOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good example of a late "Third Pattern" British Fairbairn Sykes commando dagger, with an alloy handle and original scabbard. As brass was a "strategic material," only the early examples of the third pattern have brass handles, with later war produced models having blacked alloy handles. The handle dates production to late 1944 early 1945. The knives varied somewhat in size, and this example measures 11