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Eric A. Sykes. Major Eric Anthony Sykes (5 February 1883 – 12 May 1945), born Eric Anthony Schwabe, was a soldier and firearms expert.He is most famous for his work with William E. Fairbairn in the development of the eponymous Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife and modern British Close Quarters Battle (CQB) martial arts during World War II.
Lieutenant Colonel William Ewart Fairbairn (/ ˈ f ɛər b ɛər n /; 28 February 1885 – 20 June 1960) was a British soldier and police officer.He developed hand-to-hand combat methods for the Shanghai Police during the interwar period, as well as for the Allied special forces during World War II.
Close Quarters Combat System (also known as Defendu) is a modern martial art developed by William E. Fairbairn and Eric A. Sykes prior to World War II.It is a hand-to-hand combat system based on practical experience mixed with Jujutsu and boxing that was developed to train the Shanghai Municipal Police, and was later taught in expanded form to Office of Strategic Services and Special ...
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Applegate–Fairbairn fighting knife. In the early 1980s, Applegate released a design called the Applegate-Fairbairn fighting knife (a modified version of the World War II Fairbairn-Sykes knife). The new knife's design was a collaborative effort by Applegate and Fairbairn during World War II, eliminating the major weaknesses of the F-S knife ...
Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife at Fort William Museum. The F-S fighting knife was designed for surprise attack and fighting, with a slender blade that can easily penetrate a ribcage. Grip is provided by a vase handle, and the blade's slender, sharp-pointed blade is designed for use as a fighting knife. Fairbairn's rationale is in his book Get ...
1941: The Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife invented by William Ewart Fairbairn (1885–1960) and Eric A. Sykes (1883–1945). 1941–1942: The Bailey bridge – a type of portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge – invented by Donald Bailey (1901–1985). Field Marshal Montgomery emphasised the importance of the Bailey bridge in Britain winning ...
Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife – William Ewart Fairbairn and Eric Anthony Sykes; Faraday cage – Michael Faraday; Farrimond friction hitch – Barry Farrimond; Ferris wheel – George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. Flinders bar – Matthew Flinders; Foley catheter – Frederic Foley; Foucault pendulum – Léon Foucault; Francis turbine ...