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Old school hard as wood peck dink, Sergeant Stan W Scott, No. 3 Army Commando, discussing the use of the Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife. Note what's in my profile pic...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDGHKyB3T_U
i should really get one of those. Really cool knife
interesting design but unfortunately has a fatal flaw in that if you hit bone or crank on it to hard it will break at the hilt
interesting design but unfortunately has a fatal flaw in that if you hit bone or crank on it to hard it will break at the hilt
They're well known for snapping off at the tip, not seen pics or reports of them breaking at the hilt, but obviously a pure stabbing/piercing weapon, and for those who used it as it was designed/intended, highly effective apparently. It was designed by Fairbairn who a legit knife fighter and based on the fighting system he developed by Fairbairn. We do know it saw extensive service, was modified to different versions based on field use feedback, and the base for other successful designs like the Gerber Mark II. Daggers in general are limited to being good at that limited use. This vid does a nice job and discusses the changes due to drawbacks reported for even better:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP5U2qjYQ9I
StainlessSteelRat
04-15-23, 15:32
As cool as those are, and I've thought about buying one a number of times, I have to think something like a Cold Steel TaiPan would be better in the same role. Not any expert on blades, just have way too many.
Johnny Rico
04-15-23, 15:43
Daggers are cool, and the FS is a historic one, though I prefer more robust designs like the CS Taipan or the Randall #2.
Ever since I was a child I've been drawn to both cold steel and hot lead dispensers.
If I ever find a Gerber Mark II at a decent price I'll buy it on the spot.
The guy in the video looks to be an exemplar of a sneaky old man.
Daggers are cool, and the FS is a historic one, though I prefer more robust designs like the CS Taipan or the Randall #2.
Ever since I was a child I've been drawn to both cold steel and hot lead dispensers.
If I ever find a Gerber Mark II at a decent price I'll buy it on the spot.
The guy in the video looks to be an exemplar of a sneaky old man.
Daggers are cool, but have limited utility. I got the FS in an Army-Navy store way back as a kid and it had a missing tip. I got it for $10! I imagined it being snapped off in the neck of some Nazi soldier. Years later I took it to a sharpener and had it re ground with proper tip, and it's just kept a collector thing. Had the original sheath too, but leather fell apart.
StainlessSteelRat
04-15-23, 16:14
Daggers are cool, and the FS is a historic one, though I prefer more robust designs like the CS Taipan or the Randall #2.
Ever since I was a child I've been drawn to both cold steel and hot lead dispensers.
If I ever find a Gerber Mark II at a decent price I'll buy it on the spot.
The guy in the video looks to be an exemplar of a sneaky old man.
Yeah I'd bet anyone who tries to jack that old Brit warrior will get more than they bargained for.
Johnny Rico
04-15-23, 16:43
As cool as those are, and I've thought about buying one a number of times, I have to think something like a Cold Steel TaiPan would be better in the same role. Not any expert on blades, just have way too many.
My one and only dagger. I can't say if it's better than the FS, but I only planned on getting one and this is the one I went with. Mostly because my thought process mirrors yours.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50710124528_3946911369_b.jpg
Daggers are cool, but have limited utility. I got the FS in an Army-Navy store way back as a kid and it had a missing tip. I got it for $10! I imagined it being snapped off in the neck of some Nazi soldier. Years later I took it to a sharpener and had it re ground with proper tip, and it's just kept a collector thing. Had the original sheath too, but leather fell apart.
As I said I've liked sharp things ever since I was a wee lad. I've accumulated plenty of knives for utilitarian needs. Daggers have a very specialized purpose, but I am still glad to have one. Because you know...reasons.
My one and only dagger. I can't say if it's better than the FS, but I only planned on getting one and this is the one I went with. Mostly because my thought process mirrors yours.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50710124528_3946911369_b.jpg
As I said I've liked sharp things ever since I was a wee lad. I've accumulated plenty of knives for utilitarian needs. Daggers have a very specialized purpose, but I am still glad to have one. Because you know...reasons.
I just have that FB dagger myself for historical cool factor. Everyone should probably have at least one dagger cuz reasons.
interesting design but unfortunately has a fatal flaw in that if you hit bone or crank on it to hard it will break at the hilt
I've got one from the original UK manufacture back in the 80s, pretty sure it was all a one piece unit by then.
I just have that FB dagger myself for historical cool factor. Everyone should probably have at least one dagger cuz reasons.
Reasons.
https://i.imgur.com/bqlKGwH.jpg
Averageman
04-26-23, 15:04
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9D0b_zwAPU
I thought this was on topic and rather cool.
My one and only dagger. I can't say if it's better than the FS, but I only planned on getting one and this is the one I went with. Mostly because my thought process mirrors yours.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50710124528_3946911369_b.jpg
Historical daggers seem generally be a lot more pointy than that, e.g. these replicas (https://todsworkshop.com/collections/historical-daggers). I tend to think there was reason for that.
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2080/1501/products/28-14thC_quillon_dagger_5.jpg
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