The Fairbairn-Sykes isn’t some mall ninja fantasy blade—it’s the real deal, a whispering ghost of war meant for men who got dropped behind enemy lines and didn’t ask for backup.

Ka-Bar and the Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife. ... Sirois served 25 years active duty in the military, where he got his start in knife making as an outlet for combat related stresses.

Fairbairn and Sykes developed the knife in Shanghai, incidentally they never mentioned Shanghai at all at Inverailort, I didn’t discover they had come from Shanghai until years afterwards.

After all, said project, The Perfect Locust, is a gentleman’s knife boasting a variety of premium blade and handle materials, including S90V, MagnaCut, carbon fiber and titanium Damascus.

If you suspect that someone is wearing body armour you can’t stick a knife into his chest, although the favourite place for sticking knives in, taught by Fairbairn and Sykes, does work even with ...