In my last post I was talking about known author in the field of Fairbairn Sykes knives ,please don't get me wrong, I like his books and I learn a lot from them. His books are a good start for research BUT when you start to dig deeper into the fine details, you see that there is a gray area.
For example the F-S first pattern knives, are known to be made by the Wilkinson company. Although the first pattern knives were manufactured by the Wilkinson company BUT it was not designed by them. That might explain why there are no known blue prints of the first pattern knife, only for the second pattern knives that were mass produced. The fact that the Wilkinson company only manufactured the knives but didn't design them is very important when we try to decipher who should be credited for the first pattern knife design. Wilkinson ? Fairbairn ? going all the way back to the 1930's, the era associated with the development of the knife. To conclude the problem is-who is going to be credited for the development of the knives?
So there is a lot of misinformation spread by many people involved in the research of that knives.
For example the F-S first pattern knives, are known to be made by the Wilkinson company. Although the first pattern knives were manufactured by the Wilkinson company BUT it was not designed by them. That might explain why there are no known blue prints of the first pattern knife, only for the second pattern knives that were mass produced. The fact that the Wilkinson company only manufactured the knives but didn't design them is very important when we try to decipher who should be credited for the first pattern knife design. Wilkinson ? Fairbairn ? going all the way back to the 1930's, the era associated with the development of the knife. To conclude the problem is-who is going to be credited for the development of the knives?
So there is a lot of misinformation spread by many people involved in the research of that knives.
in order to establish their name and get the glory and fame not looking for the truth in that matter.
This is partially the reason that, the bayonet blade f-s style knives known as X daggers or pre f-s knives, are called "fake" by many people in the f-s community. Fake for that matter means that the knives are not from the WW 2 era.
The question that comes up all the time is, who created theses knives? were they made by Wilkinson or not ? I believe that the answer to who made them is not important. The real question is whether these knives were made before 1945 or not. Their source plays no role in the discussion surrounding whether they are "fake" or not, they could have been made in a small shade in a fish market and still considered to be genuine WW2 knives.
Another question that was left unanswered, maybe on purpose, is the place of these knives in the development of the f-s knives. Did they preceded the first pattern knives?maybe the first pattern knives are not the first or the only type of knives that were made during the war? is it possible that the first pattern knives are a copy of that style knife ? the answer is simple: we don't know.
The question that comes up all the time is, who created theses knives? were they made by Wilkinson or not ? I believe that the answer to who made them is not important. The real question is whether these knives were made before 1945 or not. Their source plays no role in the discussion surrounding whether they are "fake" or not, they could have been made in a small shade in a fish market and still considered to be genuine WW2 knives.
Another question that was left unanswered, maybe on purpose, is the place of these knives in the development of the f-s knives. Did they preceded the first pattern knives?maybe the first pattern knives are not the first or the only type of knives that were made during the war? is it possible that the first pattern knives are a copy of that style knife ? the answer is simple: we don't know.
There is a theory out there that all the X daggers/F-S style knives originated from one specific individual. I will write more about it in different post. But when you think about it from a bystander point of view, its almost impossible that one man made all of these knives that varies in style, shape and marking, but calling all of them "fake" knives, seems like taking the easy way out.
I think that the problem with the X-Daggers can be attributed partially to the fact that some historians/author's/collectors rather stay in their comfort zone and wouldn't like to be bothered with anything else that could prove that they have been wrong all along.
where is Wilkinson Co in the drawing ? so it must be Fake
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| W.E Fairbairn "Get Tough"1942 Paladin Press |
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