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title: "Sykes-fairbairn — $17K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 43/100 · $17K/yr market · 81K searches/yr · $67.21 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **sykes-fairbairn**
**Skip it**
A small market ($17K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 4Growth 23Conversion 4Competition 54Returns 94Price range 36Avg price 87Brand share 39Review moat 56Quality gap 84
**Returns**
**Great****1.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Great****$67.21**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Quality gap**
**Great****4.2★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Good****1,257.58**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Competition**
**Good****53%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Brand share**
**Okay****82%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Price range**
**Okay****$11.24–$247.86**
cheapest 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**
**Bad****0.3%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Signals**[** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500") [** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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.
3K2KSpike '25Holiday '25Spike '26Prime Day '26 seasonDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/sports-outdoors/sykes-fairbairn/trend)
## **Top sykes-fairbairn search terms**
- **fairbairn sykes knife**22K/yr-3.1%0.6% conv. - **sykes-fairbairn**28K/yr-3.0%0.5% conv. - **sykes fairbairn knife**10K/yr-5.5%0.5% conv. - **commando knife**10K/yr-19.7%0.2% conv. - **fairbairn sykes fighting knife**7K/yr+22.3%0.3% conv. - **sheffieldcutleryshop**2K/yr-1.9%0.0% conv. - **fairbairn sykes commando knife**1K/yr-21.3%0.6% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/sports-outdoors/sykes-fairbairn/search-terms)
## **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.
0%5%$84210%$2K15%$3K20%$3K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**AJSANITY Sykes Fairbairn US Army Double-Edged V42 Military Best Dagger Knife WWII Collectible knives With Leather Sheath (Black Steel)**AJSANITY**$47.65**3.5★32 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DDRBFW7Q) [2**AJSANITY Sykes Fairbairn US Army Double-Edged V42 Military Best Dagger Knife WWII Collectible knives With Leather Sheath (Leather)**AJSANITY**$48.63**3.9★34 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DDRB86XM) [3**Genuine Authentic Thrd Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Knife Black Blade - Handmade in Sheffield England**Sheffieldcutleryshop**$237.72**5.0★2 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F67GK1WX) [4**SZCO Supplies 11.25 British Style Black Commando Knife Stainless Steel Double-Edged Blade with Black Metal Handle and Leather Sheath**SZCO**$13.25**3.6★193 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004RT4ZWO) [5**RWM PRODUCTS Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Knife 12.5 Inch Pattern 1 with Scabbard WWII Replica Combat Black Coated Blade**RWM PRODUCTS**$91.90**5.0★2 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHTCSZKR)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**AJSANITY Sykes Fairbairn US Army Double-Edged V42 Military Best Dagger Knife WWII Collectible knives Leather Stacked Handle**AJSANITY**$59.79**0 rev1mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H56LPY84) [**Genuine Authentic Thrd Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Knife Black Blade - Handmade in Sheffield England**Sheffieldcutleryshop**$237.72**2 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F67GK1WX) [**AJSANITY Sykes Fairbairn US British Army Double-Edged V-42 Military Best Dagger Knife WWII Collectible knives With Leather Sheath (Steel-Silver)**AJSANITY**$48.52**1 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZ2RJPRN) [**AJSANITY Sykes Fairbairn US British Army Double-Edged V-42 Military Best Dagger Knife WWII Collectible knives With Leather Sheath (Leather-Brown)**AJSANITY**$47.90**2 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZ2Q7RDQ) [**RWM PRODUCTS Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Knife 12.5 Inch Pattern 1 with Scabbard WWII Replica Combat Black Coated Blade**RWM PRODUCTS**$91.90**2 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHTCSZKR)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**AJSANITY Sykes Fairbairn US Army Double-Edged V42 Military Best Dagger Knife WWII Collectible knives Leather Stacked Handle**AJSANITY**$59.79**0.0★**▲ 312%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H56LPY84) [**Genuine Authentic Thrd Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Knife Black Blade - Handmade in Sheffield England**Sheffieldcutleryshop**$237.72**5.0★**▲ 189%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F67GK1WX) [**AJSANITY Sykes Fairbairn US British Army Double-Edged V-42 Military Best Dagger Knife WWII Collectible knives With Leather Sheath (Steel-Silver)**AJSANITY**$48.52**4.0★**▲ 113%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZ2RJPRN) [**RWM PRODUCTS Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Knife 12.5 Inch Pattern 1 with Scabbard WWII Replica Combat Blade**RWM PRODUCTS**$93.75**5.0★**▲ 57%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DG6DPH9V) [**RWM PRODUCTS Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Knife 12.5 Inch Pattern 1 with Scabbard WWII Replica Combat Black Coated Blade**RWM PRODUCTS**$91.90**5.0★**▲ 57%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHTCSZKR)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about sykes-fairbairn**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Sharpness**26%
*“Very sharp”*
**Quality-Overall**20%
*“The overall quality of the knife is great”*
**Value For Money**8%
*“Great price”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
*“ITEM AS DESCRIBED”*
**Durability**6%
*“Well thought out durable system I should have bought years ago”*
**Grip**4%
*“easy to grip”*
**Handle Quality**4%
*“the handle fits very nicely in my small hands”*
**Size-Overall**3%
*“its fits great in my backpack”*
**Design-Overall**3%
*“Seems well designed”*
**Leather Quality**2%
*“The leathercase is amazing”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Sharpness**26%
*“Edges not sharp”*
**Quality-Overall**13%
*“Its not premium quality”*
**Handle Quality**5%
*“Handle is oblong instead of round”*
**Value For Money**5%
*“$11 Mtech much cheaper”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“That is on me because I didn't read the description carefully enough”*
**Size-Overall**3%
*“The box is too big”*
**Leather Quality**3%
*“The sheath is made from cheap leather”*
**Ease Of Use**2%
*“Difficult extraction and insertion holster”*
**Grip**2%
*“This item looks nothing like add handle constructed poorly Chief will not snap on knife made poorly”*
**Cutting/Trimming**2%
*“The knife was not sharp at the tip”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**28%
**Sharpness**16%
**Quality-Overall**8%
**Defective Material/Parts**7%
**Handle Quality**6%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
**Value For Money**5%
**Weight Heavy**2%
**Product Condition**2%
**Rusts/Corrodes**2%
## **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.
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