Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife

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  • čas přidán 6. 09. 2011
  • Warning: This video contains graphic descriptions of Commando combat.
    Sergeant Stan W Scott, No. 3 Army Commando, demonstrates the use of the Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife.
    Part of the 'Draw Your Weapons: The Art of Commando Comics' exhibition at the National Army Museum in London from 1 September 2011 until 30 April 2012.
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Komentáře • 2,4K

  • @7783DEATH
    @7783DEATH Před 8 lety +3882

    "bit of a messy job, but that's it"
    ah so casual

    • @UrielX1212
      @UrielX1212 Před 6 lety +96

      Still requires a disclaimer "Warning: This video contains graphic descriptions of Commando combat."
      The West is Doomed

    • @marcjohnson4385
      @marcjohnson4385 Před 5 lety +49

      @@UrielX1212 Not as long as some of us do the "messy jobs" when called upon

    • @mr.meowgi9876
      @mr.meowgi9876 Před 5 lety +54

      Spoken like a man that has been there

    • @UrielX1212
      @UrielX1212 Před 4 lety +19

      No doubt. Only issue is young tossers Thant can`t fathom reality. The need for a trigger warning on you tube highlights this.

    • @RedcoatMic24
      @RedcoatMic24 Před 4 lety +92

      Oh bugger off. We're not at war, you're not some grizzled warrior ready to take up arms and fight. Just some knob on CZcams.
      Not everyone wants to think about people getting their throats ripped out browsing CZcams. And that's fine. If that's your benchmark for the downfall of the west then you need to get out more.

  • @DannyCasino
    @DannyCasino Před 3 lety +6689

    It would have been hilarious if the camera pans out and he's really in his granddaughters second grade class because it is ...bring your Grandpa to school day....LOL

    • @michaeledlin9995
      @michaeledlin9995 Před 3 lety +103

      Oh how sweet that would have been.

    • @jaylavine4552
      @jaylavine4552 Před 3 lety +42

      Have some respect

    • @tomwolf2603
      @tomwolf2603 Před 3 lety +50

      @Roman von Ungern Sternberg thats how experience from the old is passed on to the young.. sadly thats less and less common today..
      that is if the young would choose to listen in the first place.

    • @flarion00
      @flarion00 Před 3 lety +11

      😆

    • @flarion00
      @flarion00 Před 3 lety +35

      If you train ppl from a very young age. They have a way higher chance of being grandmasters at whatever they were trained in from the start.

  • @CarlosHernandez-cp8qd
    @CarlosHernandez-cp8qd Před 2 lety +574

    I don't know exactly why or how I ended up watching an old man discussing the merits of the Fairburn Sykes Fighting Knife, but I'm glad I did.

    • @Eidel_Rose
      @Eidel_Rose Před rokem +4

      I came here because of Call of Duty

    • @MiJaHa
      @MiJaHa Před rokem +17

      He got that old for a reason.

    • @johntaylor4817
      @johntaylor4817 Před rokem +4

      It’s Fairbairn not Fairburn ty.

    • @ho0t0w1
      @ho0t0w1 Před rokem +1

      Fairbairn Films, perhaps? 😂

    • @ejharbet6390
      @ejharbet6390 Před 11 měsíci +1

      ​@MiJaHa seeing that a whole bunch of enemies celebrated their last birthday before encountering him💀

  • @russefrance4869
    @russefrance4869 Před 3 lety +378

    Kid: 'What did you do in the war, Grandad?'
    Mum: 'Noooooo...!

    • @ulsterrich4213
      @ulsterrich4213 Před 3 lety +3

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @Krayton86
      @Krayton86 Před 3 lety +9

      one of the most underrated comments of all time! :D :D :D

    • @TheVampyr
      @TheVampyr Před 2 lety +2

      Punch. It. Forward.

    • @springbloom5940
      @springbloom5940 Před 2 lety +2

      @@TheVampyr
      This is the technique used on Ron Goldman and Nicole Simpson. Now, do you really think OJ knew it, or was up to such a 'messy job'?

  • @proteinaggie
    @proteinaggie Před 3 lety +2296

    Everybody's gangster until Grandpa pulls out his fighting knife.

    • @gabrielfuchs9323
      @gabrielfuchs9323 Před 3 lety +78

      *foghting

    • @ianfinrir8724
      @ianfinrir8724 Před 3 lety +77

      *Knoife

    • @Deep_Ro
      @Deep_Ro Před 3 lety +25

      Starts giving the muggers lessons

    • @ianfinrir8724
      @ianfinrir8724 Před 3 lety +22

      @@Deep_Ro Reminds me of that scene in Secondhand Lions

    • @Deep_Ro
      @Deep_Ro Před 3 lety +5

      @@ianfinrir8724 oh man I had forgotten about that movie

  • @MrBandholm
    @MrBandholm Před 8 lety +1331

    There are veterans, and then there are veterans... holy moly!

    • @TheCleansingx
      @TheCleansingx Před 8 lety +57

      +bandholm There are veterans, and then there are warriors, this guy is the real deal! been there done that

    • @mr.meowgi9876
      @mr.meowgi9876 Před 5 lety +18

      No there are vetrans and there are men who can kill with a nail

    • @taylorbee4010
      @taylorbee4010 Před 5 lety +6

      Ww2.

    • @denfitzpatrick5988
      @denfitzpatrick5988 Před 3 lety +6

      My old training Sgt Major at cadets, Sgt Major Scott

    • @Richard-lu8ck
      @Richard-lu8ck Před 3 lety +16

      Dude WWII vets are fucking epic. I knew one once who made four combat jumps with the 82nd.. Hard bastards with big, giant, cast iron balls.

  • @tastewithjase
    @tastewithjase Před rokem +16

    CZcams delivered this randomly. I took a look and this man died in 2014. What a fighter. I would never wanted to have come across him in battle. RIP Sergeant Scott.

  • @excelrose4275
    @excelrose4275 Před 3 lety +65

    This old bloke makes me feel so blessed for not knowing what war really means. Thank you a lot, sir.

  • @Offender666
    @Offender666 Před 7 lety +2030

    All this this time I been slicing throats the wrong way...

    • @Oialca
      @Oialca Před 6 lety +53

      And punch it forward 😱

    • @maty6342
      @maty6342 Před 5 lety +3

      XD

    • @rifleshooterchannel208
      @rifleshooterchannel208 Před 5 lety +19

      That’s the proper way.
      Ever see Proof of Life where Russel Crowe kills the guy with a Leatherman? He does it just like this guy describes.

    • @BenjWarrant
      @BenjWarrant Před 5 lety +2

      LOL!

    • @ReelCoast79
      @ReelCoast79 Před 4 lety +4

      🤣

  • @Beesa10
    @Beesa10 Před 10 lety +602

    1:14 "put the knife in by the jugular vein... push it through and punch it forward! You'll rip out the lot. Bit of a messy job, but that's it."
    I wasn't expecting such a clear description. I've got one of these daggers which belonged to my grandpa and you can tell they're designed for a certain purpose. I didn't think it was for peeling potatoes. Now I know!

    • @GenScinmore
      @GenScinmore Před 9 lety +48

      Beesa10 purpose built fighting knifes. not intended for multipurpose use like a survival knife. these things were made from the ground up to end another humans life.

    • @simonwatts8338
      @simonwatts8338 Před 8 lety +46

      Sykes Fairburn also designed a wide, leaf shaped blade knife that was for fast slicing across the arms of an opponent. A few long deep cuts and blood loss would bring him down. The learnt all this stuff from being senior policemen in Shanghai.

    • @DeusEmDebate
      @DeusEmDebate Před 5 lety +14

      @ You make no sense.

    • @RoryGFan-39
      @RoryGFan-39 Před 4 lety +6

      @@DeusEmDebate what didn't make sense about J's comment? It was clear as day...

    • @RoryGFan-39
      @RoryGFan-39 Před 4 lety +1

      @ is your father's V42 still in the family and in your possession? If so, I'd be surprised if the stacked leather handle is still in decent condition

  • @bendgeddes
    @bendgeddes Před 3 lety +1576

    Peter Jackson: “Imagine the sound it makes when you stab someone...”
    Christopher Lee: “I don’t have to imagine”

  • @mr.noneyabidness
    @mr.noneyabidness Před 3 lety +37

    You can tell in his voice and words that man has done exactly what he tells you to do.

  • @youme8876
    @youme8876 Před 8 lety +2349

    This man tears out a throat with a knife and has a cup of tea with the same expression on his face. That's a real gent.

  • @goatboytone1
    @goatboytone1 Před 8 lety +182

    This man is a complete bad ass.

    • @Feltonmeiser
      @Feltonmeiser Před 8 lety

      +goatboytone1 yeah how cool would it be to kill someone

    • @goatboytone1
      @goatboytone1 Před 8 lety +6

      Felton Meiser I wouldn't want to kill anybody and I imagine it would be horrific, but if you were in a situation where you had to this man's skills and attitude would serve you well.

    • @davidwilkins1422
      @davidwilkins1422 Před 4 lety +1

      I agree
      Because I'm his grate granddaughter

    • @vicecapo8767
      @vicecapo8767 Před 3 lety

      @@davidwilkins1422 David? Great granddaughter?

  • @paulwebster7293
    @paulwebster7293 Před rokem +31

    As a young cadet in 15 coy RGJ West Ham .I had the pleasure of having this man as my SGT MAJ . Great bloke , fantastic instructor , use to live in the field with you on annual camp and run rings around the regular army instructors . Sometimes we use to meet him at Finsbury barracks draw our no 4,s Lee Enfields and Brens and go to Purbright and shoot to our hearts content no shortage of ammo then , it was Great . Thinking about it between 15 and 16 COY we had men who had served at Arnham and Pegasus bridge they were salts of the earth fair ,funny, but you knew they had been forged under a diffrent hammer . Stan use to have a no3 Lee Enfield and use to shoot it left sided having lost his eye ...fast and accurate , Taught us unarmed combat and how to fight with the FS knife and a 1000,s uses of a toggle rope ....Could out sprint most of the lads when we played football and loved a hamlet or small type cigar to boot ......Great bloke ,Great times ....covinced me to joining up ,then loved taking the piss about me being a Bootneck .......Happy days .

    • @poisontoad8007
      @poisontoad8007 Před rokem

      It's a shame he didn't teach you spelling, grammar or precise use of language. There's no use for dumb-asses in the military but cannon fodder. If you can't read or write simple instructions you're no good in the field.

  • @marcelorezende7568
    @marcelorezende7568 Před 3 lety +345

    I have the most respect for a senior citizen like him who has gone to war, remais lucid and active and is now sharing his memories with us in a museum! Way to go, Sir!

    • @maxlange5517
      @maxlange5517 Před rokem

      "lucid"

    • @lennonmahoney7302
      @lennonmahoney7302 Před rokem +7

      Now let’s ask him about his moral views on woman, people of colour and homosexuals!

    • @bevan2342
      @bevan2342 Před rokem +10

      @@lennonmahoney7302 woke activist here

    • @Omni_Shambles
      @Omni_Shambles Před rokem

      @@bevan2342 So you are scared of/hate woman, people of colour and homosexuals? Clownshow. xD

    • @toastluck203
      @toastluck203 Před rokem +2

      @@lennonmahoney7302 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @mrfats5004
    @mrfats5004 Před 5 lety +1617

    Of all the scary murdery bastards that ever lived throughout humanity's bloody history, if I had one choice on someone I *wouldn't* want to fight, it'd be WW2 era Commandos. Every piece of media I've ever seen featuring these guys shows a level of dedication, determination, and utter ruthlessness that I find practically super human.

    • @AlexBrown230
      @AlexBrown230 Před 3 lety +36

      Or with a pencil.

    • @JedicatGrimesPOV
      @JedicatGrimesPOV Před 3 lety +76

      My grandfather was a WW2 Commando, proud and determined till he passed. You didn’t mess with him, unless you were lucky enough to be his family!

    • @BernardWilkinson
      @BernardWilkinson Před 3 lety +26

      I wouldn't like to go fisty cuffs up against a Spartan either (They practiced infanticide throwing baby's that didn't measure up off a cliff. Then enslaved another nation to be their slaves to work the land and feed them. This enabled the Spartans to train EVERY FUCKING DAY as a warrior - I'm not shouting at you. The capitals used are just emphasising a point).

    • @robdeskrd
      @robdeskrd Před 3 lety +70

      Even worse, the scariest of all scary mother fuckers, ww1 vets..... Think coil spring batons with a metal cube striking heads: standard issue trench mace, giant spiked gauntlets were also officially issued...... World War I trench fighting was so crazy one soldier wrote a poem about blood poppies, there was so much blood in the chewed up dirt in no man's land that flowers were growing off of it, flamethrowers were used, machine guns were so new that people still did Calvary charges into machine gun placements, on Christmas in 1918 I believe the Allies started a million round shelling sortie because English and German troops heard each other singing Christmas carols on Christmas Eve they stopped fighting and went over and started talking to each other and exchanging gifts..... High command didn't like that.
      WW1 was the most brutal & stupid meat grinder fighting that ever happened, it was old style warfare tactics with modern mechanized weapons and no rules yet because the Geneva convention didn't exist.

    • @keirfarnum6811
      @keirfarnum6811 Před 3 lety +96

      Christopher Lee was a good example. When Peter Jackson started to direct Lee in his scene where he, as Saruman, gets knifed by Grima Wormtongue, Lee stopped Jackson and explained that he knew exactly what kind of noise someone getting stabbed makes; from his time in the OSS in WWII. Savage stuff.

  • @Edkins460
    @Edkins460 Před 8 lety +1600

    Foightin knoive

    • @lukerobinson9646
      @lukerobinson9646 Před 4 lety +10

      lOl

    • @Edkins460
      @Edkins460 Před 3 lety +10

      @@woodypigeon yeh

    • @H4CK61
      @H4CK61 Před 3 lety +14

      Proud to be a Londoner.

    • @H4CK61
      @H4CK61 Před 3 lety +5

      @@woodypigeon With all due respect Woolly I live in the west country now But im proud of where i come from and it was only a responce to the (Foightin knoives) comment.

    • @fwanswa
      @fwanswa Před 3 lety

      @@woodypigeon, sorry to barge in but well said! Cooperation is the way.

  • @bifftannen324
    @bifftannen324 Před 2 lety +55

    total professional. this soldier defended his homeland against incredible odds, and only because he approached his duties with complete commitment was he able to prevail.

    • @Christoph-sd3zi
      @Christoph-sd3zi Před 2 měsíci

      I wonder what he thought of what England has become?

  • @Aluminati1
    @Aluminati1 Před 3 lety +14

    My grandfather had one of these. Saved up his rum rations aboard HMCS Huron and traded them to some guy for it. It’s weathered, slightly bent tip like it stabbed something hard and without the scabbard. I kept it when he passed and it’s one of my most prized possessions.

  • @But1976Ireland
    @But1976Ireland Před 10 lety +234

    Cant believe that stan has died. Gutted only found out today at the war and peace show in folkstone. Was so looking forward to meeting him again this year. What a legend of a man. R.I.P Stan I will also remeber the great time we had at last years show when I finally got to meet you.

    • @w_m64
      @w_m64 Před 9 lety +6

      Although a late comment, i'm sorry to hear this news about your friend. He looked and seemed, a great old soldier. R.I.P. Mr Stan W Scott.

    • @Lee-70ish
      @Lee-70ish Před 9 lety +11

      lets put it this way Meck I dont think you would call this old commando stupid if you met when he was a young man in fact in the 70,s many of the guys I worked with were ex WW2 vets and stupid was never a good idea to call any of them.

    • @marklayton5374
      @marklayton5374 Před 4 lety +1

      Absolute Top gentleman.

    • @Perthshire
      @Perthshire Před 4 lety +3

      Bless you, Stan. Thank you for your service, your bravery and your honour.

    • @vicecapo8767
      @vicecapo8767 Před 3 lety +1

      @Alex Mcilwain not RMC during ww2 it was British commandos or army commandos

  • @historyboff23
    @historyboff23 Před 8 lety +134

    Heard many stories about Stan Scott as he was an retired adult instructor in my army cadet force sector, city of London and North east sector 2 coy. I never got to meet him but all my colleagues who had the pleasure to be trained by him, had the best man to train them as well as getting them off the streets of easy London. An absolute legend of my sector and the army world and a complete bad ass. He passed away last year. Xxx

    • @davidshattock9522
      @davidshattock9522 Před 11 měsíci +1

      The media would have us believe that pensioners are prey for young tear aways .here I think the roles are reversed well and truly rip Stan .

  • @VarangianGuard13
    @VarangianGuard13 Před 2 lety +17

    I own one of these knives, balanced above and beyond a flaw. (Thankfully I've never needed it) Thrust, cut and maneuver beyond reproach.
    This is what happens when you let two lifelong experts in close quarters battle design your knife..
    Found mine in a Goodwill counter for less than $50, labeled as "American Combat Knife"
    God bless this gentleman, his service will never be forgotten and his courage can never be overtake.

  • @smartassdroid5149
    @smartassdroid5149 Před 3 lety +918

    My grandfather was RM Commando and trained these guys. At 75, he was at an ATM. Young guy comes up behind him and tries to rob him, grandad laughs in his face. Guy tries to attack him, ends up with a broken arm and bloody nose. Grandad waiting with him until the ambulance and police arrived. Visited the idiot later in hospital with a bunch of flowers and gave him a lecture about changing his life, because he had no idea how close he came to death haha.

  • @Jams848484
    @Jams848484 Před 3 lety +14

    "bit of a messy job".
    Classic British understatement.

  • @But1976Ireland
    @But1976Ireland Před 10 lety +104

    Had the pleasure of meeting Stan Scott at the war and peace show this year. I spent two hours with him and it was the best two hours of my life which, I will remember for the rest of my life. He is a true gentleman and still one hard-man that you would'nt mess with. Great Man

    • @DeimosPC
      @DeimosPC Před 2 lety +6

      You're a lucky man as he died a year later. I would've loved to have met him. A true hero.

  • @writehandman2833
    @writehandman2833 Před 3 lety +7

    Just the sweet old man next door, until duty calls. Most of us will never be as badass as this warrior.

  • @PossumMedic
    @PossumMedic Před 3 lety +25

    "You got it?!"
    * camera man takes two steps back *

  • @goneballistic
    @goneballistic Před 7 lety +1148

    "bit of a messy job" These guys were stone hard steel bad asses. Thanks for your service fighting for freedom old timer.

    • @RaderizDorret
      @RaderizDorret Před 7 lety +72

      The UK needs more men like him. A dying breed in that country, even with the newer generations in Her Majesty's military.

    • @ilikelampshades6
      @ilikelampshades6 Před 6 lety +21

      RaderizDorret Royal Marines are all hard as nails

    • @wethepeople8689
      @wethepeople8689 Před 6 lety +11

      well said they were amazing men

    • @UrielX1212
      @UrielX1212 Před 6 lety +26

      There is a reason why they are called the "Greatest Generation". They are and were some hardcore individuals. Our youth could learn much from these heroes.

    • @OncleJer
      @OncleJer Před 5 lety +24

      You mean the UK needs more dehumanized men who have no emotions regarding the death of other individuals? Yikes

  • @NickKnightThailand
    @NickKnightThailand Před 12 lety +431

    This is Stan Scott a living Legend! He also spent years in the French Foreign Legion after the Second World War in Indochina (Vietnam). Like I said a living Legend. The don't make em like this anymore!!!

    • @scoutlet8898
      @scoutlet8898 Před 3 lety +35

      The french foreign legion.... where men go literally who just love to fight

    • @vjacksstacks5150
      @vjacksstacks5150 Před 3 lety +9

      @@scoutlet8898 I trained Savate in the 70s with a Legionnaire that survived Dien Ben Phu

    • @scoutlet8898
      @scoutlet8898 Před 3 lety +9

      @@vjacksstacks5150 I bet that was a experience. I worked with a guy who was in the legion. He just had a aura about him that was impressive and also unsettling

    • @geoffbell166
      @geoffbell166 Před 3 lety +1

      Hard as a coffin nail cobber...🇦🇺

    • @austinkops2837
      @austinkops2837 Před 3 lety

      Probably never will

  • @simonng156gl
    @simonng156gl Před 3 lety +3

    That's the best father of the bride speech ever

  • @terrillschneider3778
    @terrillschneider3778 Před rokem +7

    Tough kids turned into tough men in a hurry by the necessities of war Thank God we had men like him on our side

    • @Christoph-sd3zi
      @Christoph-sd3zi Před 2 měsíci

      Look at England now - this guy would have probably switched sides if he knew what England would become.

  • @ctc8098
    @ctc8098 Před 12 lety +51

    Trooper Scott moves with a deadly precision of a professional who knows what he doing. It's a quiet confidence, a 'matter-of-factness' that cannot be faked...look how he moves, how he holds the knife. Even as an old man...he's still got it.

  • @r123wtf2
    @r123wtf2 Před 2 lety +14

    This man was a Sgt major in The Army cadet force during my time in the early 90s. No3 group North East london sector. The stories he told us about war mission's etc were amazing. Very strict. & very funny.

  • @MrGreenLeaf420
    @MrGreenLeaf420 Před 3 lety +4

    I could listen to him talk for a week straight. All the stories he has. Amazing life.

  • @lhommedieu
    @lhommedieu Před 9 lety +376

    "It were a messy job - but that's it."

    • @gillesguillaumin6603
      @gillesguillaumin6603 Před 6 lety +4

      Stephen Lamade. War is always a messy job. But that's it, he's right. Thanks to them, they had the ba... to do it.

    • @farklefuster6876
      @farklefuster6876 Před 3 lety +1

      Now I want you trainees to pick your partner and practice this technique.

  • @trancehi
    @trancehi Před 7 lety +269

    Absolute utmost respect to this British war hero. You can tell he's actually done 'the messy job'.

    • @Szgerle
      @Szgerle Před 7 lety +18

      You can thank him for communism destroying the world for decades.

    • @Febeleh
      @Febeleh Před 7 lety +11

      +Szgerle lmfao don't take it too personally, propaganda and good benefits is how all unwitting young men are tricked into fighting for causes they likely know little about- only that they are "good for their country" and "an honorable cause" because TPTB tell them so.

    • @Febeleh
      @Febeleh Před 7 lety +1

      +Szgerle lmfao don't take it too personally, propaganda and good benefits is how all unwitting young men are tricked into fighting for causes they likely know little about- only that they are "good for their country" and "an honorable cause" because TPTB tell them so.

    • @MandenTV
      @MandenTV Před 7 lety +12

      Febeleh communism is trash though

    • @TuucciZ
      @TuucciZ Před 7 lety +5

      Sometimes you have to make the difficult choice to unite forces with one evil against a common enemy. The Nazis were a much more direct threat against Britain and Europe in general.

  • @m.s.769
    @m.s.769 Před rokem +6

    This man is the real deal. My daughter will complete an infantry course in a few weeks and I am thinking about gifting her an FS.

  • @smc1942
    @smc1942 Před 2 lety +5

    I wish I could have shared a pint or three with this man. RESPECT from 🇺🇸.

  • @TheUnsuper
    @TheUnsuper Před 8 lety +365

    thanks I've been doing it wrong

    • @OsirusHandle
      @OsirusHandle Před 8 lety +5

      +TheUnsuper All the instructions you need: 1:17

    • @OpsInsano
      @OpsInsano Před 8 lety

      +SirusKing Now that was golden

    • @whiskizyo2067
      @whiskizyo2067 Před 8 lety +8

      +TheUnsuper yeah usually i would just lift the neck and cut the throat, but apparently you stab through the jugular and punch it forward, it makes it so much more efficient.

    • @charlie-zq5qw
      @charlie-zq5qw Před 7 lety

      One punch man of course being famous for his use of knives xD

    • @charlie-zq5qw
      @charlie-zq5qw Před 7 lety

      One punch man of course being famous for his use of knives xD

  • @chairde
    @chairde Před 8 lety +329

    This is a stone badass killer. I'm glad he was on our side. Kudos from New Jersey, USA.

    • @quizzical342
      @quizzical342 Před 5 lety +25

      I`ve know a lot of blokes like this, try any kung fu bollocks on them and they`d tear you a new arsehole like they were gutting a fish. It`s just a job like any other, you get on with it and do it properly, no messing about.

    • @denfitzpatrick5988
      @denfitzpatrick5988 Před 3 lety +12

      Sgt Major Scott, my old cadet training Sgt

    • @alundavies8402
      @alundavies8402 Před 3 lety +4

      These elderly gentleman were young and hard men at one time and due all the respect that they get

    • @colindebourg3884
      @colindebourg3884 Před 3 lety +1

      You can tell he's definitely done a bit, fancy upsetting him in a pub !

  • @w4rpf1nnlad
    @w4rpf1nnlad Před 3 lety +4

    Real life Big Boss. Hats off, everyone.

  • @mykulpierce
    @mykulpierce Před 2 lety +5

    The arm break he described is depicted in old Italian fighting manual by Fiore called Flower of Battle. 14th century.

  • @RisingVandal
    @RisingVandal Před 5 lety +141

    Fairly certain when he finally passed Death had to take a few weeks off to heal. Probably still walking with a limp.

    • @albertrobbins6482
      @albertrobbins6482 Před 3 lety +17

      Nope. You meet death a few times, and see clearly she's not to be feared. She's a proper lady who does her work with love and compassion. She's a dear. When his time comes, he'll greet her with an old friends hug, she'll release his spirit, and off they'll go as she escorts him to his reward.

    • @jbird3214
      @jbird3214 Před 3 lety +3

      @@albertrobbins6482 i like this :)

    • @albertrobbins6482
      @albertrobbins6482 Před 3 lety +3

      @@jbird3214 Death is always comforting. In Vietnam I began to recognize her from afar. Later, much later, she came to me in a time of trouble and comforted me, but refused to take my hand. I'd have to stay on for a while longer, she indicated. Next time I see her, she'll be smiling, and I'll be happy to see her and ready to travel on.

    • @jbird3214
      @jbird3214 Před 3 lety +3

      @@albertrobbins6482 honestly love this take on death, it resonants....
      I have trouble sleeping and when i do sleep its so deep its a struggle or literal fight to regain wakefulness '..... I speak out in my sleep and sometimes shout and struggle to the point i wake agitated, confused and in hot sweats when im nearing consciousness as im fighting so much
      Yet during the beginning and middle of sleep i feel so content and at peace.....
      Ive always thought i was fighting to come back :/
      I also had a similar dream when i was 8-9 just after my nan died but i assumed it was her.......and she my guardian angel.
      (im not religious in any form but guardian angel is the closest terminology that fits)
      Ill never forget walking scared through the darkness only to find a lady of light who sat at a table, who asked me to sit at the table, who took my hands and explained what was going to happen, while looking into my eyes and smiling. she said its going to be hard, their will be problems and painful experiences but never forgot i will always be with you and keep you safe until it is time.....
      I came down stairs that morning and told my mother and she burst out crying as my nan had passed a couple of days before and she had not told any of the children yet....
      This has really changed my outlook, cannot thank you enough for this!!!
      This is what the Internet is for 👌
      (Ive had a lot of experiences where i should or could of died and people have always said i am extremely lucky, i dont win the lottery but i seem to avoid...... Well.... Dieing lol
      Im a creature of habit and always used to be dropped from my friends home to mine by his mother in the car, just us two and as a child it was a big thing to ride in the front and talk with an adult, used to love it!!! Every time, in the front feeling like a big boy and one day as we got into the car i decided i wanted to sit in the back seats, my friends mother questioned this and asked me several times if i would change my mind, i just said no im ok, half way through the journey she even mentioned she was lonely up the front without our conversation and asked if was ok......
      10minutes later we went around the corner at about 60mph and hit a horse in the road, it destroyed the entire front passenger side, pushed the roof up and the horse hit the front passenger seat so hard it collapsed it into the rear...... Along with the a large part of horse..
      Exactly where i would normally and by rights should of been,
      Ive had atleast 10 of these experiences and im not even 30 :/
      Im a big believer in 'when its your time its your time'

    • @albertrobbins6482
      @albertrobbins6482 Před 3 lety +2

      @@jbird3214 You can say you're not religious, but nonetheless you've had spiritual experiences. Bless you, my friend.

  • @Serenade314
    @Serenade314 Před 8 lety +2939

    But Grandpa, I wanted to hear the story of the tooth fairy...

    • @Thetheinsaineone
      @Thetheinsaineone Před 8 lety +215

      +Serenade314 " I am the tooth fairy." brings out Japanese gold teeth

    • @irishboy0909
      @irishboy0909 Před 6 lety +123

      "Shut up! Now you don't need to stab the knife into them. Just grab them and pull them onto the knife. Got it?!"
      "...Yes Grandpa."

    • @hannahscott4658
      @hannahscott4658 Před 6 lety +7

      We always would watch rhubarb and custard cartoons :P

    • @nathanishmael3529
      @nathanishmael3529 Před 5 lety +19

      "That was the story of the tooth fairy, now I'll tell you the story of the devil."

    •  Před 5 lety +16

      Nathan Ishmael how close you are!!! The First Special Service Force were called “those Black Devils” by the Germans as these commandos carried out their raids under the cover of darkness. In the morning dead Germans with Death Cards stuck to their foreheads.

  • @AmazinglyGayPhil
    @AmazinglyGayPhil Před 2 lety +1

    Men were built different back then, this is him at his most frail. Most young men these days like like a typical 90 year old OAP.
    Absolute units, different breed. Respect and huge thank you for tje sacrifices made so i can sleep peacefuly at night.

  • @l.d.crawford4044
    @l.d.crawford4044 Před rokem +3

    Being a veteran myself there is nothing funny about it "Kool Clueless D" this is a man that deserves and should be respected and the knife was and still is the premier of fighting knives. This man's story is incredible! True hero! He did a lot of incredible things in war and afterwards. My complete and utter respect.

  • @fouba2
    @fouba2 Před 6 lety +66

    This man is one of many British war heroes . I am not British not even English but i am very impressed by them during ww2 .

    • @olidoran2485
      @olidoran2485 Před rokem

      Well if you weren't British, you certainly wouldn't be English, as England is a part of Great Britain! And then we've got the (not so) United Kingdom haha 😉

    • @eclectic_gamer
      @eclectic_gamer Před rokem

      @@olidoran2485 UK and Britain are corporations (legal fictions) so by saying someone is 'British' means they are an employee and subject to the legal system which is nothing more than corporate policy, thats is where we get the term policeman (policy man). and that is why knowledge is power.

    • @olidoran2485
      @olidoran2485 Před rokem +1

      @@eclectic_gamer Tell me you think they faked the moon landings, without telling me you think they faked the moon landings 😂

    • @eclectic_gamer
      @eclectic_gamer Před rokem

      @@olidoran2485 no they went to the moon just ask Mr. Spoon 🤣

    • @QUAKACE
      @QUAKACE Před rokem

      @@eclectic_gamer Oh good, another half baked moron sovereign citizen who thinks he understands maritime admiralty law, just when i needed a reminder that most people aren't worth talking to as well. I'm surprised you can even read the comments through that miasma of ignorance you've enveloped yourself in. I swear even the conspiracy theorist aren't what they used to be these days. Have fun knowing that I don't consider your facile and mediocre mind worth replying to or even reading your response, you have nothing to offer me or anyone. Capitis diminutio maxima bitch and long live the king.

  • @KH-wy7le
    @KH-wy7le Před 5 lety +62

    RIP Stan. You taught us well.

  • @bobbyknobby494
    @bobbyknobby494 Před 3 lety +8

    Our senior citizens are precious. Love and protect them. And for God's sake, don't underestimate them. ❤✊

  • @albertrobbins6482
    @albertrobbins6482 Před 3 lety +13

    Yup. He's dead on. I came into possession of a Sykes-Fairbairn in Vietnam, through a Brit friend. It's perfect for what it does. And I survived. That must prove something.

    • @TheReckoningBeginsToday
      @TheReckoningBeginsToday Před 3 lety +3

      That the ability to type got you a desk job stationed in Germany and a friend got you a nice letter opener?

    • @albertrobbins6482
      @albertrobbins6482 Před 3 lety

      @@TheReckoningBeginsToday That was a boring part of my life I prefer to not dwell on. I'm a field man. I'd rather be shot at than drive a desk. I was sent TAD to Marine and Army units. Fun was had.

  • @Jammil2477
    @Jammil2477 Před 8 lety +188

    All the was brilliant with British forces, no nonsense, no drama, just do the job by fair means or fowl. No TVs dramatising or films for these guys. They kept their stories of war with them, so others wouldn't have to relive the horrors. Damn shame we humans don't learn the lessons that we so often repeat.
    But what a fucking story. Bless them old souls.

    • @sparkythemagicpiano2867
      @sparkythemagicpiano2867 Před 3 lety +2

      Toza fowl means bird ;)

    • @andrezweerus1612
      @andrezweerus1612 Před 3 lety +11

      Damn straight. It's like when the reporter asked Christopher Lee about his war experiences. He leaned and asked the reporter: "Can you keep a secret?"
      The reporter said: "Yes of course!"
      Then Lee replied: "So can I."
      Absolute legend!

    • @silvadossantos6803
      @silvadossantos6803 Před 3 lety +2

      The UK's are another level, even tgeir foes respect then.

    • @dirtyaznstyle4156
      @dirtyaznstyle4156 Před 3 lety +2

      They have extensive experience in the matter

  • @RaytheonNublinski
    @RaytheonNublinski Před 8 lety +117

    I've been slitting throats wrong all these years.

    • @jchisholm1968
      @jchisholm1968 Před 8 lety +2

      +Bullet Tooth Tony Ha ha ha ha ha ha!

    • @studyinsteel5186
      @studyinsteel5186 Před 8 lety +3

      +Bullet Tooth Tony
      To the pigs with you.

    • @anglovarangoi9176
      @anglovarangoi9176 Před 8 lety +1

      +Bullet Tooth Tony There are two types of balls.

    • @freman007
      @freman007 Před 3 lety +1

      Well now you know.
      And knowing is half the battle.
      The other half involves close range knife work.

  • @AbuBakar-px5oz
    @AbuBakar-px5oz Před 2 lety +2

    I really like the way he say 'push it through punch it forward' i can feel the energy and no nonsense way of killing lol..

  • @jmccallion2394
    @jmccallion2394 Před 2 lety +4

    Thanks to Sgt Scott and men like him for what they did. They had to be ruthless because they were edesling with a ruthless enemy!

  • @Arctutus1
    @Arctutus1 Před 3 lety +53

    Stan Scott was, and still is a legend. I was extremely privileged to be instructed by him on many military and life skills on many cadet camps.
    RIP. Stan Scott. Hero, Gentleman and Legend.

    • @georgebuller1914
      @georgebuller1914 Před 2 lety +2

      I wish I could have met this man. My late father - WWII Royal Navy used to talk about Achnacarry. I know he had experience of the place - I really should research just how much - before its too late....

    • @thetacticalviking7559
      @thetacticalviking7559 Před rokem +1

      he was the instructor in my cadet unit

    • @LSD_93
      @LSD_93 Před rokem

      The guy looks and sounds like he never had more than 2 braincells to rub together.

  • @1anre
    @1anre Před 4 lety +15

    That jugular scenario flashed right in front of my eyes as he depicted it.

  • @johnjenkins4788
    @johnjenkins4788 Před 3 lety +8

    Reminds me of my grandad. I have all of his medals and uniform to this day!

  • @Doberman4488
    @Doberman4488 Před 11 lety +31

    Love this video...Finally someone with combat experience and not just another that thinks he knows how to fight...Retired USMC recon...Jim J

  • @6lr6ak6
    @6lr6ak6 Před 3 lety +9

    This guys British Commando, he says rip out tha lot, he's prob done many and never blinked an eye, respect to you.

  • @thomasjay4498
    @thomasjay4498 Před 2 lety +1

    This is the most educational thing I have seen on CZcams, ever!

  • @georgetreepwood1119
    @georgetreepwood1119 Před 3 lety +4

    My grandmother was a volunteer with St. John's Ambulance helping wounded veterans and was given one of these knives (now sadly lost) by a veteran to protect herself from attack..She was considered to be a bit of a stunner..

  • @JammyDodger45
    @JammyDodger45 Před 3 lety +15

    "Bit of a messy job" ... this guy is the Master of understatement.

    • @solarhoney
      @solarhoney Před 3 lety

      Most Englishmen of the second world war generation were masters of understatement, and, filled with the salt of life - an unfailing sense of classic british humour ! This with the bulldog stubborn determination was what made them legends.

    • @JammyDodger45
      @JammyDodger45 Před 3 lety +2

      @@solarhoney - my grandfather carried a few pieces of German metal in his pelvis until the day he died ... he used to say he was stealing a Mercedes piece by piece 😁.
      The story of how he got it was dramatic and exciting but I never heard it from him but from my uncle a few years after his death.
      So typical of his generation, he'd have laughed in my face if I'd have called him a hero.

    • @solarhoney
      @solarhoney Před 3 lety

      @@JammyDodger45 Oh ! Truly the Greatest Generation they were - Heroes every single one o them ! The British seem to have lost that proud strength - the current lot are largely snowflakes of political correctness. Even some of the British Army videos show the Staff saying "if my words offend you then.." ' nuff said 'bout the state of affairs. But Sad.

  • @tsylvester2523
    @tsylvester2523 Před 4 lety +31

    I saw this video once and never forgot how to cut someone's throat, "Push it through, punch it forward". No arguing with that image.

    • @scottlee2832
      @scottlee2832 Před 3 lety +6

      Yes, but you’ve also got to have the will to carry it out. Technique is one thing, but being psychologically strong enough to kill someone is another matter.

    • @klounpound6945
      @klounpound6945 Před 3 lety +2

      @@scottlee2832 you'd be amazed what the average man will do when his life is on the line.

    • @gaylordpantamime
      @gaylordpantamime Před 3 lety +2

      The whole lot

    • @schlepedits7486
      @schlepedits7486 Před 3 lety

      also depends on the knife. You couldn't do that as well with a broad blade or one with a single edge

    • @gabrielmajin5265
      @gabrielmajin5265 Před 3 lety +1

      @@schlepedits7486 the guy is talking about the blade in his hand.we all got it.

  • @bristolfashion4421
    @bristolfashion4421 Před rokem +1

    I was a kid not long after ww2 - learnt all about it from Commando comics and wotnot - or so I thought... now nearly 70 I'm still finding out what it was *really* like from people like this gent... war is hell.

  • @mikejetsfan
    @mikejetsfan Před 3 lety +3

    You know this guy did a few jobs on a sentry in his day. Total badass.

  • @sparrowhawk81
    @sparrowhawk81 Před 7 lety +398

    Now I want a shirt with a picture of a fairbairn knife on it that says "rip out the lot"

    • @mr.meowgi9876
      @mr.meowgi9876 Před 5 lety +6

      Sas merch

    • @vicecapo8767
      @vicecapo8767 Před 3 lety +2

      Better would be illustrated step by step instructions

    • @davidmcneill6239
      @davidmcneill6239 Před 3 lety +6

      Could start a trend- this guy with the pose, knife in hand, posh italic calligraphy saying "RIP OUT...
      ... THE LOT".
      Heck, I'd buy it.

    • @jimbodeathgrip
      @jimbodeathgrip Před 3 lety +14

      "Bit of a messy job" on the back

    • @michaeledlin9995
      @michaeledlin9995 Před 3 lety +2

      @@davidmcneill6239 I would buy 3

  • @poncoolride
    @poncoolride Před 6 lety +12

    I love these videos! These guys are legends! Took the fight to the enemy and won the war. Truly the greatest generation.

  • @mrfester42
    @mrfester42 Před 3 lety +6

    Just the fact that the old man is there talking to you tells you all you need to know about the effectiveness of what he's teaching.

  • @JoMcD21
    @JoMcD21 Před 3 lety +2

    A true badass and a realist. I can safely say this guy could kick my ass even with the years on him.

  • @marklayton5374
    @marklayton5374 Před 4 lety +8

    What an absolute amazing man. Iv nothing but the deepest respect for a gentleman like this. I could listen to him for hours. Bless you and thank you.

  • @oOTBONE77Oo
    @oOTBONE77Oo Před 3 lety +5

    One word for this gentleman..... Legend!!!

  • @Commando1802
    @Commando1802 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Stan is a Legend! Had the pleasure of meeting him pre- selection for RMR London in 2001. 💚💪👍

  • @davidjames2145
    @davidjames2145 Před 3 lety +1

    This is what a hero looks like, despite that word being diluted by people thinking it applies to footballers and social media 'influencers', whatever they are.
    My Grandfather had a Hitler Youth 'version' of the knife that he brought back from Europe when the war ended. He was at Arnhem with the 43rd Wessex, but he wouldn't say how he obtained the knife.
    Sir, our nation salutes you, and always will.
    🇬🇧

  • @lucassmith2504
    @lucassmith2504 Před 3 lety +4

    Great story. Loved listening to my wife's grandfather tell his war stories. Same tone never changed, nice and relaxed.

  • @UCSPanther20
    @UCSPanther20 Před 6 lety +14

    Knife fighting is brutal, messy, bloody and very deadly. Usually by the time you realize that you lost the fight, you are lying on the ground, your life ebbing from you.
    The Fairbairn-Sykes commando dagger is no Rambo Knife in appearance, but it is a very deadly and agile blade in the hands of those who know how to use it...

    • @ThexXxXxOLOxXxXx
      @ThexXxXxOLOxXxXx Před 3 lety

      A step in your belly with a knife like that you might not even realize you even got stabbed and keep fighting for many more seconds. a chest stab will get you killed very quickly neck strap is an instant death. if not by blood lost than by suffocation.

  • @RoamingAries
    @RoamingAries Před 2 lety +2

    Nightmares probably lose sleep because of this man.

  • @de0509
    @de0509 Před 3 lety +4

    Reminds me of the late Christopher Lee. Theres this story of when filming the Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson instructed some actors to make a certain voice when stabbed in the back and Lee protested because he has stabbed nazis in the back in WW2 and knew exactly how it sounded like so he showed them what sounds usually come out when those things happened.
    Dude even had his own rock band. Lived a full life. The world lost a lot upon his parting.

  • @mdmilanes
    @mdmilanes Před 4 lety +7

    Love it, the difference between theory and application.

  • @timevampire83
    @timevampire83 Před 9 lety +27

    BAMF! Much respect to this gentleman.

  • @jamiewarne9066
    @jamiewarne9066 Před 3 lety +2

    I love this video. I have come back to it a few times over the years, as it always makes me smile.

  • @mountainwolf1
    @mountainwolf1 Před 3 lety +1

    Sgt. Stan w. Scott is a badass even old. They don't make us like that much anymore.

  • @Molach101
    @Molach101 Před 4 lety +8

    I've always been taught for safety purposes not to cut things towards myself. Makes perfect sense to use the knife like he says because that way you aren't cutting towards yourself from the front

  • @ttanizawa901
    @ttanizawa901 Před 8 lety +268

    This guy is the incarnate of the grandpa from "Up", Rambo and Earl Grey tea spiked with 40 yr old Scotch.

  • @BLACKOPS6391
    @BLACKOPS6391 Před 3 lety +9

    "you stick it in then punch it through"
    now goodnight little sport

  • @BILLY-px3hw
    @BILLY-px3hw Před 3 lety +6

    you know he is a badass when he is breaking the arms of the people who are on the same side as him just for demonstration purposes.

  • @guycalgary7800
    @guycalgary7800 Před 3 lety +10

    We owe everything to men like like him that saved the world!

    • @pavocica531
      @pavocica531 Před rokem

      Saved the world my ass. More like colonized it.

  • @factnotfictionpeople1313
    @factnotfictionpeople1313 Před 9 lety +28

    Stripped bare, the methods that this elderly (now late, sadly) gentleman talks about are both barbaric and callous! But then, mankind - even with all its 'civilisation' over the years - has always been (and will always be I reckon) basically barbaric and callous. As I sit here, 'Fat, dumb and happy' as the saying goes, I offer thanks to men like this who, faced with the challenge of combat, took it on and prevailed. As a soldier, he and countless like him (on all sides) are to be forgiven for what they did. The guilty ones are the politicians and warmongers who, having their own agendas, turned normal people into killers and sent them off to life-changing conflicts. RIP Mr. Scott - and thankyou......

    • @chrisemerson1501
      @chrisemerson1501 Před 6 lety +2

      factnotfictionpeople We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm. -George Orwell

  • @jrrj59
    @jrrj59 Před 3 lety +1

    True warrior. Bored of the daily life he leads so much his eyes droop. But watch them perk up when he starts talking about battle.

  • @Tommyxp420
    @Tommyxp420 Před rokem +1

    "Bit of a messy job but it works." Dude is a badass.

  • @kylesmith4513
    @kylesmith4513 Před 7 lety +30

    R.I.P whoever declared war on this beast

  • @Mr-yl1px
    @Mr-yl1px Před 7 lety +11

    really like this guy. I come across this video and watch it at least 3 times a year every year for almost 6 years. best way to get taught, straight from the horses mouth and with a great story ta boot.

  • @TheReapersSon
    @TheReapersSon Před 3 lety +8

    Never tell an old man to get to the point when he tells a story because you might not like the “point” he’s trying to get across 😎

  • @rottenapple6109
    @rottenapple6109 Před 2 lety +6

    A military skill to serve a whole life long.

    • @Christoph-sd3zi
      @Christoph-sd3zi Před 2 měsíci

      Fighting for the Zionists and the City of London bankers

  • @MooseheadStudios
    @MooseheadStudios Před 8 lety +230

    something about a guy talking calmly about murder makes it much more scary.

    • @martinrojo5825
      @martinrojo5825 Před 8 lety +26

      +Raul Danger Definitely. When was it not?

    • @martinrojo5825
      @martinrojo5825 Před 8 lety +26

      People who base their morals on laws and not the other way around are idiots. Just because something is legal or illegal it does not mean that it is right or wrong. You are killing another human being, it is murder.
      Also to call voluntarily enroling to a service in which you know you will murder people is not self defense. They fight for "causes" and not just for self protection.

    • @henrikpersson4698
      @henrikpersson4698 Před 8 lety +48

      +Martin Rojo murder's a legal term, no one is denying the killing part. don't think this guy is a stone cold killer either, he did it cos he had to.

    • @awaara6341
      @awaara6341 Před 8 lety +11

      +Martin Rojo You reply about the ad-hominem but not to Henrik's comment? Is it because you don't have a proper answer to it?

    • @theplaylistchannel6300
      @theplaylistchannel6300 Před 8 lety

      +Awá Ará what?

  • @Zwinters2012
    @Zwinters2012 Před 12 lety +8

    2:24 "I broke his arm." This guy is awesome. FUN FACT: Tom Clancy's fictional titular character, Sam Fisher, in the famed series "Splinter Cell" used this knife after receiving it as a gift from an old friend and WW2 Vet, Frank Bunch, upon graduating SEAL BUDs. He then since chose the Gerber Guardian Back-Up, giving the Fairbairn to his protege Ben Hansen. Most recently Sam has "upgraded" to the Tiger Claw Karambit.

  • @TimStamper89
    @TimStamper89 Před 3 lety

    The way he talks, no artifice or sugar coating it he lived it.
    Balls of British steel

  • @sparky1595
    @sparky1595 Před rokem +1

    The talk about throat cutting makes me remember an anatomy teacher I had who was an ex soldier. There were all sorts of military history analogies for things such as Achilles tendons and US and Australian special forces taking prisoners in Vietnam but his class was when I learned how throats were properly cut by the military when the lesson was regarding the structure of the neck (the jugular vein, carotid artery, trachea etc.) and he described it almost identically "you don't draw the knife across the throat, you'll cause them some pain but there's a good chance they make some noise or survive without a fatal or incapacitating wound, you punch it in a few inches back and then give a real good push forward as you pull it out, you destroy everything vital and remove their ability to call out"
    Good lesson as I remember it to this day haha

  • @steft7903
    @steft7903 Před 7 lety +70

    I want to have a beer with this bloke

  • @grumpyoldwizard
    @grumpyoldwizard Před 5 lety +5

    I have great respect for this gentleman. I am sure he could take out most people before they even realized his intent.