Wwii Rcaf Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife - W.o. Mckinnon Hold Footnote: Count Maurice Joseph Dietrichstein

Footnote: Count Maurice Joseph Dietrichstein was born in Vienna

mint condition in its original velvet lined leather casing

to enable him to find work after the war

where he was the Artificer Engineer "in engineering charge" and served on the Dover Patrol until the end of the conflict

Infantry Hauptmanns shoulder boards

Wwii Rcaf Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife - W.o. Mckinnon Hold Footnote: Count Maurice Joseph DietrichsteinFine polished steel blade, measuring 170 mm, engraved with the initials "W. L. M." (William Locke McKinnon) in a ribbon banner on the blade, with the WILKINSON SWORD CO. LTD. LONDON maker mark on the obverse ricasso, while the reverse ricasso is marked THE F S FIGHTING KNIFE, with a very sharp point and sharpened edges, minor pitting and scratches from regular usage. Solid metal crossguard, with crosshatched grip on handle and flat ended pommel, minor