Knife was wielded by an SAS founder who played billiards with ‘Paddy’ Mayne amid battle carnage
Shown here is a 1st Pattern Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife by Wilkinson, London that belonged to Major Charles George Gibson ‘Pat’ Riley DCM (1915-99), one of the founding members of ‘L’ Detachment, SAS Brigade in 1941.
The knife features in an auction at Bishop & Miller of Glandford, Norfolk, on June 4. Also inc…