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2018.238.010
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2018.238
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Canadian Engineer Badges & Knives
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TROPHIES, PLAQUES & AWARDS
TROPHÉES, PLAQUES ET RÉCOMPENSES
Plaque - Royal Canadian Engineer badges and Knives
Plaque - Corps of Royal Canadian Engineer Cap and Collar (or sleeve) badges (circa George VI) with three FairbairnSykes Commando (stiletto) knives. This plaque belonged to Lt Col Baylis' father Arthur who served in WW I and WW II. On the centre knive is written: "K29134 A.W. Baylis" and made by Wilkinson Sword.
The FairbairnSykes fighting knife is a double-edged fighting knife resembling a dagger or poignard with a foil grip developed by William Ewart Fairbairn and Eric Anthony Sykes in Shanghai based on concepts which the two men initiated before World War II while serving on the Shanghai Municipal Police in China. The F-S fighting knife was made famous during World War II when issued to British Commandos, the Airborne Forces, the SAS and many other units, especially for the Normandy landings in June 1944. With its acutely tapered, sharply pointed blade, the F-S fighting knife is frequently described as a stiletto, a weapon optimised for thrusting, although the F-S knife is capable of being used to inflict slash cuts upon an opponent when its cutting edges are sharpened according to specification. The Wilkinson Sword Company made the knife with minor pommel and grip design variations.
This plaque was handed over to Sgt Michael Scoretz, 39 CER by David Strachan on 11 September 2018 to be donated to the 39 CER museum in North Vancouver.

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