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 56 without
ENGLAND stamp
These knives are considered
to be more valuable than knives stamped with ENGLAND |
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56 with
ENGLAND stamp,
which
indicates that the knife was part of the surplus sale to USA 1946 |
The all
"white" Nickel F-S Commando Knives
These
knives were also made by Wilkinson Sword.
These F-S knives are found in
only all white nickel finish as far as it is known. Many of these
knives are inspector marked
56 or 60 or without any
marks. There are no reports of any other marks except those with
Wilkinsons logotype.
Sometimes you find these knives with wedges which are very very small
and I have seen other where it does not have one. It is really just down to manufacturing variation.
I have also owned a knife like these without any stamp at all.
The
inspectors marked these knives evidently on two places:
- On
the cross-guard
- On
the ferrule
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56 with small wedge |
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56 with
large wedge |
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Marked
56 but
without any seen wedge and without the stamp "ENGLAND".
This knife
comes from a British veteran’s estate. |
without any seen wedge and without the 56 mark.
Ron Flook has told me that there are some knives where the wedge is very, very
small and others where it does not have one. It is really just down to
manufacturing variation.
Please
note the nice clear mark from the vice on the pommel nut.
It is very likely that knives were repaired on other places than
Wilkinsons. Robert Wilkinson-Latham told me that in March 1942,
Wilkinsons repaired 67 FS knives, by the cost of 11/- and it was
certainly new blades.
All these knives came originaly with scabbards tipped
with white chapes.
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