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This site is dedicated primarily to exploring the history of the iconic Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife (commonly known as the British Commando knife), the many variants of that weapon, and the brave men and women who trained with it, carried it, and whose valor made it famous.
Please Note that it is taking up to 3 weeks for delivery of my book to New Zealand and Australia! I don't know why. Planes don't fly that slow below the equator do they? Or maybe they go through a cosmic wormhole? Anyway it is beyond my control and for the postage they charge it is disgusting. Thanks to all my patrons from Down Under and in Great Britain for their patience and purchases.
Ben Carroll of Canada if you see this please contact me!
NOTICE!!! I am now shipping copies of the second printing of my Clandestine Knives book and taking orders for my upcoming 2nd book. If you want to get on the list please send me your email and whether you live in the US or outside. Orders to overseas addresses are sometimes held up for weeks and I cannot be responsible for the book after it leaves the shores of the US. Sales have been very steady including copies sent to England, Scotland, Belgium, Wales, France, the Netherlands and New Zealand. Thanks to all of you for supporting our work. email me at ghdave2@hotmail.com to get on the list for the second printing.
Clandestine Knife BOOK REVIEWS!
- Hi Dave
- I received David Decker’s Clandestine Knives of World War II today and took the afternoon to read it. It was well worth the time. As David notes in the book there is very little information about the various OSS, SOE, Commando, SAS, LRDG, et. al. escape and close combat knives, and much of what there is, is contradictory. David does a good job of discussing the myth versus the reality and illustrating the vast array of knives that fall into that category. Because of the wide array of these types of knives it would be difficult to ever assemble a definitive book on them; however, David has come as close as I can imagine anyone coming. The information is fascinating, the photos are excellent, and writing is gripping. I highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in World War clandestine weapons. Leroy Thompson, MO
- Hi David,
- Dave
M.W. Texas
- Dave
I received the book last week. Many examples I haven’t seen before. Very well done. Thank-you.
Regards,
M M UK
- Dave,
Mark
- Dave,
Anyone who is interested, I will sell my HN9 HavocWorks stiletto (as new) shown below for $250 shipped CONUS. This avoids the long wait of ordering one. It is a genuine Havoc Works knife not a clone or knock-off.
Ben Carroll if you see this please email me. I have been trying to contact you.
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WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO VIEW MY F-S WEBSITE?
DO NOT forget to click on the Main Headers i.e WW-II Commando knives, as well as the sub-headers i.e Second Pattern, and even more details under the individual categories i.e. Nickel plated, as these pop out to the right. Otherwise you will miss a lot of information and photos.
All images and written materials on this site are copyrighted as are the images in the banner at the top of the page which are courtesy of the Imperial War Museum. Materials on this website are (C) copyrighted 2013. As a courtesy, please contact us for permission to use them, as we have asked permission ourselves to use many of the photographs which are the personal property of the veterans or their heirs. Please do not ask, we do not provide exact measurements of the rarer original WW-II knives to prevent people making counterfeits of the models in our possession. That is why you do not find detailed descriptions with specific measurements.
Dear Visitors the old counter disappeared after recording over 140,000 visitors, and getting lots of great communications from all of you. We are starting out with a new counter on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 23rd, 2017. We are NOW OVER 320,000 visits total! You folks are awesome!