United Kingdom. A Wilkinson Third Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Footnote: Sydney Alfred Manning enlisted

Footnote: Sydney Alfred Manning enlisted in 2/13th Australian Field Company on May 6

Very scarce TR period award

Tusler from the Construction Corps

with CANADA scroll (CAPT G

the obverse with pebbled arms and a central silvered medallions being a Roman numeral “10”

United Kingdom. A Wilkinson Third Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Footnote: Sydney Alfred Manning enlistedAn excellent example of the Third Pattern, featuring the characteristic "new" Third Pattern grip design which is cast with 27 concentric rings directly into the design thus eliminating the need for machine knurling, marked with foundry mark "1" denoting H. J. Maybry of London manufacture, also marked with broad arrow over 7, straight crossguard, and a strong, sharped steel blade measuring 16. 8 cm (l) with a total knife length of 28. 6 cm, without