United Kingdom. A Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife, 3Rd Type, C. 1943 Auction He was drafted under the He was drafted under the Military Service Act of 1917 and signed his Particulars of Recruit Paper on November 20 You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge your Duty as such in the Rank of 2nd Lieutenant or in such other Rank as We may from time to time hereafter be plased to promote or appoint you to The first batch of fifty F S Fighting Knives were produced in January 1941 by Wilkinson Sword Ltd after Fairbairn and Sykes had travelled down to their factory from the Special Training Centre at Lochailort sharply pointed blade