sykes-fairbairn
Skip itA small market ($17K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Great1.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great$67.21avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Great4.2★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Good1,257.58avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Good53%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Okay82%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Price range
Okay$11.24–$247.86cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Bad-4.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad$17K$17K/yr · 81K searches
Conversion
Bad0.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, sykes-fairbairn is a $17K/yr Amazon United States market (81K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 82% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
sykes-fairbairn market data
- Units sold / yr
- 500–750
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $34K–$50K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.3%
- Avg BSR
- #666
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 63%
- Sponsored
- 21%
- Out of stock
- 4.8%
- Avg brand age
- 64 months
- Avg seller age
- 167 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 53% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
12 falling
Sellers
83
Top-5 brand share
82%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
53%
Top 20: 95%
Open market
14%
- AJSANITY41%
- RWM PRODUCTS16%
- SZCO10%
- Sheffieldcutleryshop9%
- Smith & Wesson6%
- Schrade4%
- Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 14%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 99 weeks — -4.5% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Top sykes-fairbairn search terms
- fairbairn sykes knife22K/yr
- sykes-fairbairn28K/yr
- sykes fairbairn knife10K/yr
- commando knife10K/yr
- fairbairn sykes fighting knife7K/yr
- sheffieldcutleryshop2K/yr
- fairbairn sykes commando knife1K/yr
Top sykes-fairbairn products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
AJSANITY Sykes Fairbairn US Army Double-Edged V42 Military Best Dagger Knife WWII Collectible knives With Leather Sheath (Black Steel)
AJSANITY$47.653.5★32 rev
AJSANITY Sykes Fairbairn US Army Double-Edged V42 Military Best Dagger Knife WWII Collectible knives With Leather Sheath (Leather)
AJSANITY$48.633.9★34 rev
Genuine Authentic Thrd Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Knife Black Blade - Handmade in Sheffield England
Sheffieldcutleryshop$237.725.0★2 rev
SZCO Supplies 11.25 British Style Black Commando Knife Stainless Steel Double-Edged Blade with Black Metal Handle and Leather Sheath
SZCO$13.253.6★193 rev
RWM PRODUCTS Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Knife 12.5 Inch Pattern 1 with Scabbard WWII Replica Combat Black Coated Blade
RWM PRODUCTS$91.905.0★2 rev
Newest
by launch date
AJSANITY Sykes Fairbairn US Army Double-Edged V42 Military Best Dagger Knife WWII Collectible knives Leather Stacked Handle
AJSANITY$59.790 rev
Genuine Authentic Thrd Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Knife Black Blade - Handmade in Sheffield England
Sheffieldcutleryshop$237.722 rev
AJSANITY Sykes Fairbairn US British Army Double-Edged V-42 Military Best Dagger Knife WWII Collectible knives With Leather Sheath (Steel-Silver)
AJSANITY$48.521 rev
AJSANITY Sykes Fairbairn US British Army Double-Edged V-42 Military Best Dagger Knife WWII Collectible knives With Leather Sheath (Leather-Brown)
AJSANITY$47.902 rev
RWM PRODUCTS Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Knife 12.5 Inch Pattern 1 with Scabbard WWII Replica Combat Black Coated Blade
RWM PRODUCTS$91.902 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumAJSANITY Sykes Fairbairn US Army Double-Edged V42 Military Best Dagger Knife WWII Collectible knives Leather Stacked Handle
AJSANITY$59.790.0★
Genuine Authentic Thrd Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Knife Black Blade - Handmade in Sheffield England
Sheffieldcutleryshop$237.725.0★
AJSANITY Sykes Fairbairn US British Army Double-Edged V-42 Military Best Dagger Knife WWII Collectible knives With Leather Sheath (Steel-Silver)
AJSANITY$48.524.0★
RWM PRODUCTS Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Knife 12.5 Inch Pattern 1 with Scabbard WWII Replica Combat Blade
RWM PRODUCTS$93.755.0★
RWM PRODUCTS Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Knife 12.5 Inch Pattern 1 with Scabbard WWII Replica Combat Black Coated Blade
RWM PRODUCTS$91.905.0★
What buyers say about sykes-fairbairn
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Very sharp”
“The overall quality of the knife is great”
“Great price”
“ITEM AS DESCRIBED”
“Well thought out durable system I should have bought years ago”
“easy to grip”
“the handle fits very nicely in my small hands”
“its fits great in my backpack”
“Seems well designed”
“The leathercase is amazing”
What buyers complain about
“Edges not sharp”
“Its not premium quality”
“Handle is oblong instead of round”
“$11 Mtech much cheaper”
“That is on me because I didn't read the description carefully enough”
“The box is too big”
“The sheath is made from cheap leather”
“Difficult extraction and insertion holster”
“This item looks nothing like add handle constructed poorly Chief will not snap on knife made poorly”
“The knife was not sharp at the tip”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is sykes-fairbairn profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $17K/yr across 24 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -4.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
- How competitive is the sykes-fairbairn niche?
- 12 brands and 83 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 53% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 82% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in sykes-fairbairn?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Sharpness, Quality-Overall, Handle Quality. The return rate is 1.1%.
- When does demand for sykes-fairbairn peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the sykes-fairbairn niche?
- Listings span $11.24–$247.86; the average listing price is $67.21 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,258 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.