Daggers and Knives
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**RARE** FR693 / FR271 Cold War British WD Wilkinson Royal Marines Admiralty Contract 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes FS Commando Fighting Knife With No.3 Mould Mark & Correct FR693 Designation (Made From WW2 Re-Furbished FS Examples) & Correct FR271 Scabbard - 19736 This is a rare, 1960’s British Wilkinson Royal Marines Admiralty Contract 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes FS Commando Fighting Knife, Designated FR693 & Correct FR271 Designated Scabbard (see page 166 -173 of The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife & Other Commando Knives By Flook). In his book there is a reference to a quantity of knives being supplied to the Admiralty by Wilkinson contract in 1964 for Royal Marine Commando issue stamped ‘FR693’. He also states that even though Wilkinson supplied these knives in 1964 its origins go back to at least 1955 and possibly earlier. Some of these knives were made using re-furbished WW2 examples. The knives were designated ‘FR693’ & the scabbards ‘FR271’. Our example is in excellent condition. The knife has an undamaged blackened brass 3rd pattern hilt. The hilt is stamped with ‘FR693’ stores code and number 3 mould mark indicating that this is a WW2 knife re-furbished and re-designated to fill the contract. It has a 177mm long double edged blued steel blade with medial ridge. It is complete with original scabbard with external blackened brass chape. It retains its original 4 sewn on leather tabs & elastic retaining strap. The rear of the scabbard is impressed with correct ‘FR271’ designation. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 19736 £1,125.00 |
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**RARE**ORIGINAL 1st PATTERN HILT**WW2, 2nd Pattern, Wilkinson British Officer's, Nickel Plated, Fairbairn Sykes FS Fighting Knife With ‘56’ WD Inspection Mark & Scabbard. Sn 19409 - 19409 2nd Pattern 'FS' Fighting Knives were introduced in 1941. This is a rare example of the WW2, 2nd Pattern, Officer's fighting knife with 1st Pattern knurled nickel plated hilt and 2nd pattern oval cross guard which has WD stamp ‘56’. See page 95 of ‘the Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife & Other Commando Knives By Flook where he describes the ‘56’ mark as being one of 2 WD marks found on nickel finish examples (the other being ‘60’) & illustrates a ‘56’ marked 1st pattern handle example of the Officer’s Nickel finish 2nd Pattern and describes how similarities in ‘56’ marked knives and other knives without Wilkinson logos has led many collectors to conclude that they are in fact a Wilkinson product). It has a clean 171mm double edged dagger blade with medial ridge. The dagger is complete with original scabbard with nickel plated chape. As is common the scabbard’s elasticated retaining strap is absent. The centre top of the belt loop has a period cut eyelet to allow attachment to uniform which was common practice during the war. All leather and stitching are intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 19409 £1,145.00 |
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Victorian British Officer’s North West Frontier Private Purchase T. Chapman Glasgow Scotland Spear Point Bowie Fighting Knife With Stag Antler Hilt & Scabbard With German Silver Fittings. Sn 16150 - 16150 This is a nice Victorian era spear point bowie, in the form popular with British Officer’s fighting against Afghan tribes in the Empire’s North West Frontier. The 13 ½” long, bowie has a solid curved stag antler hilt with blued steel pommel cap. It has a blued steel finger guard holed for scabbard retaining clip and an 8 ¼” single edged, spear point steel blade, on one side it is marked at the ricasso by the maker ‘T. Chapman Glasgow’. The blade is undamaged and has just staining consistent with age and scabbard carry. Its original brown leather scabbard has a German silver throat mount with belt bar & chape. The throat mount has the correct retaining clip which is strong and holds the Bowie safely in the scabbard. The rear of the scabbard has a small belt loop. All leather & stitching of the scabbard are intact with just light surface scuffs consistent with age and carry. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 16150 (in Bowies box) £725.00 |
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**CASED**MINT**RARE**C1948 2 PANEL VERSION**Wilkinson Sword, ‘Hand Forged By Tom Beasley The Famous Sword Smith’ Fairbairn Sykes FS Fighting Knife With Correct 2 Etched & Blued Panels Hand Drawn Blade. Sn 19917:8 - 19917:8 Tom Beasley was Wilkinson Sword's master Swordsmith. One of his outstanding creations was the blade for the sword which Britain presented to the people of the City of Stalingrad in commemoration of the City's defence against the Nazis. Tom Beasley knives are sought after. 3 panel version etchings 'Hand Forged by Tom Beasley The Famous Sword Smith Of Stalingrad Fame' and 2 panel versions without the panel referencing Stalingrad were made. The 2 panel versions the same as our example were made C1948. They are thought to be advertising & private purchase pieces for Wilkinson sword who undertook a sales drive in the early post war years (see page 182 & 183 of The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife & Other Commando Knives by Flook). This is a near mint original hand drawn Tom Beasley FS Knife. Its 166mm long steel blade with medial ridge is clean and correctly crisply etched & blued on both sides. One side has a 2 panel banner etched 'Hand Forged by Tom Beasley The Famous Sword Smith’. The reverse is etched with decorative panels containing 'Wilkinson Sword, London' name and crossed swords legend together Royal Appointment. Also 'Commando Fighting Knife World War 1939-45'. The orange / brown hue Ivorine handle is undamaged and it has an oval blued steel cross guard. The dagger is contained in its later wooden case with hinged lid all covered in red leatherette material. The case has clasp fasteners. The inside of the case is lined in cushioned red felt & is contoured to snugly fit the dagger. The price for this excellent piece includes UK delivery. Sn 19917:8 £1,200.00 |
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**QUALITY MAKER**Victorian English Joseph Mappin & Brothers Sheffield German Silver Cutlery Hilt Spear Point Bowie Knife & Open Top Scabbard. Sn 22964 - 22964 Mappin & Webb is a true British treasure with over 240 years of tradition and historical significance in the world of silver and fine jewellery. Renowned for combining timeless craftsmanship with superior quality and contemporary design. The company began in 1775, when Jonathan Mappin opened a workshop in Sheffield. His mission was to create the most beautifully crafted silverware for British society. He had several sons, who joined the business. His son was Joseph Mappin (1766-1841), William Joseph Mappin (1868-1943) became chairman in 1913, when the firm was approaching its zenith. From its London head office in Oxford Street, Mappin & Webb was the most international of Sheffield cutlery firms. Retail branches appeared in Europe (Paris, Nice, and Rome), South Africa (Johannesburg), North America (Montreal) and South America. The Company received Royal Warrants and commissions from Monarchs around the world, and become synonymous with excellence, craftsmanship and all things truly British. Under his four great grandsons, incorporated the business as Mappin Brothers Ltd, in the middle of the 19th Century. The company later became the prestigious Mappin & Webb who still produce best quality pieces today. This is a Victorian cutlery handled spear point Bowie by the quality cutlers Joseph Mappin & Brothers Sheffield. The knife has a typical Victorian era cast German Silver cutlery form handle with cast foliate decoration. The hilt has a German Silver finger guard. The 6” long, steel spear point blade has some areas of staining consistent with age. Both sides of the blade are signed by the makers ‘Joseph Mappin & Brothers Sheffield’ together with trade mark. The knife measures 10 ¾” overall. The original brown leather scabbard has German Silver throat mount with frog locket and possible replacement brass chape. All leather and stitching are intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22964 (Bowies Box) £395.00 |
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WW2 1943 US Army Ka-Bar Fighting Knife With Original USMC (United States Marine Corps) Leather Scabbard. ED 3031 - ED 3031 This is an original WW2 dated Ka-Bar fighting knife & Scabbard (see Cole’s book U.S. Military Knives Book III pages 90-94). This example is in good condition. The grip is constructed of the correct compressed smooth leather washers, correct blued steel finger guard and steel pommel. It has a 7” steel bowie blade with shallow fullers. The blade has staining consistent with age and use. One side of the blade has what looks like struck out unreadable letters, the reverse has a triangular cartouche containing lettering ‘US’ (army) & ‘43’ (1943 date). There are no visible maker marks on the knife. It is complete with its original correct leather scabbard with belt loop and retaining strap & press stud fastener. The scabbard’s leather and stitching are intact. The tip of the scabbard is holed for thigh cord. The front of the scabbard is faintly impressed ‘Ka-bar’, USMC badge and ‘USMC’. The price for this Ka-bar worthy of further research includes UK delivery. ED 3031 (American knives box) £475.00 |
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WW2 British Soldier’s Private Purchase Taylor Sheffield ‘Eye Witness’ Trademark F.S. Style Fighting Knife/Dagger & Scabbard Made From 1939 Pattern Leather. Sn 22998 - 22998 A WW2 private purchase F.S. style fighting knife / dagger by Taylor Eye Witness of Sheffield (this business began in 1828 when John Taylor (c.1792-1854) opened a small workshop in St Philip’s Road, Brookhill. He specialised in pen, pocket, and sportsman’s knives and was granted the striking ‘Eye Witness’ trade mark in 1838. The company name and trademark was later owned by NEEDHAM, VEALL & TYZACK LTD). These knives were private purchase weapons during WW2 (see page 179 item 12.1 in 'The Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife and Other Commando Knives' book by Ron Flook). The pommel and cross guard are brass. It has a compressed leather rings grip which is in excellent condition. The small brass cross guard is oval. The FS style dagger blade with medial ridge measures 172mm and it is 288mm overall length. The blade has light staining consistent with age. One side of the blade has the maker’s name ‘Taylor Sheffield England’ and ‘Eye Witness’ trademark. The period scabbard is made of dark brown 1939 pattern leather as used in production of War time equipment. The open top scabbard has screw bolt reinforcement on the edges of the upper section. There is a small cut to the leather on one side of the throat which is old and stable consistent with the knife being drawn from the scabbard at some point in its life. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22998 (FS box) £275.00 |
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**SCARCE**Iner War Era Collins & Co Legitimus No.18 “Fancy” Elefante / Elephant Pommel Machete With Correct Collins & Co Legitimus Scabbard. Sn 22962 - 22962 Collins of Hartford USA began making machetes in 1845 and always assigned model numbers serially; thus the No.18 models must have been introduced, say in 1847 or 1848 after eleven other machetes, one cane knife and five axes had been produced. The No. 18 had blade lengths of 12 inches, 14 inches, and 16 inches (and 18 inches on special order). According to a 1954 Cavalier magazine article: "An American trading sea captain was having a friendly drink in a cantina in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela when he chanced to show the proprietor a deadly-looking nine-and-a-half-inch, wide-bladed, double edged sheath knife he wore in his belt. 'Como se llama?' (what is it called?) asked the proprietor, greatly impressed. 'It's called a bowie knife. I picked it up in Texas,' explained the skipper. 'Un machete pequeno,' (a little machete) exclaimed the other enthusiastically and wanted one immediately. So did several others of the local citizenry. With an eye on trade the skipper took orders. When he put in at Puerto Cortes, Honduras, he took more orders. A lot of them for animal head pommel machetes. Then he sailed back to Hartford and went to the foundry. Collins agreed to turn out the 'little machete' and they have been doing it ever since. Now the foregoing may be apocryphal, but it makes a good story. Collins continued making the No. 18 model until it sold out in 1966. A 1936 Collins Catalogue advertised their “Fancy” Elefante / Elephant handle No. 18 Machete. Collins discontinued the fancy “animal” head Machetes before the outbreak of WW2 (see Chapter 12 of Collins Machetes and Bowies 1845-1965 by D.E Henry (page 160 of the book illustrates a no.18 Elefante / Elephant handle Machete the same as ours). This example of the Collins “Fancy” Elefante / Elephant handle No. 18 Machete most likely made in the inter war era is in very good condition and is complete with its original correct Collins scabbard. It is a large knife / Machete measuring 17 ¼” overall length and with undamaged chequered hard boiled leather grips secured by German silver rivets. It has the correct cast alloy re-curving cross guard. And ‘Fancy’ Elephant head pommel all undamaged. The drop point steel blade is 12” length with drop point and correct twin fullers. The blade is just under 1 ¾” broad at its widest and the spine is 5mm thick. The blade is very sharp and has staining consistent with age. The blade is marked with manufacturer’s mark ‘Collins & Co Hartford, Crown & trademark arm with hammer, Legitimus No.18’. It is accompanied by its original, correct, brown leather scabbard with riveted rear belt loop and brass chape with ball end. The scabbard has tooled decoration and matching manufacturer marks (illustrated). All leather and stitching of the scabbard are clean & intact. The price for this scarce Machete includes UK delivery. Sn 22962 (In Bowies box) £545.00 |
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Large Victorian English Sheffield Trade Export American Frontier Form, Pioneer’s Expedition Spear Point Bowie Knife / Sidearm Short Sword & Scabbard. Sn 22939 - 22939 This large Spear Point Bowie / Sidearm is in the form of those carried by pioneers in the American Frontier Era. Although there are no maker or date marks on this knife and scabbard it was most likely made in England by the Sheffield cutlery trade for export to the USA for the expanding American Frontier market. The heavy knife has a clean 12 ¼” long spear point Bowie blade which is 5mm thick and just under 2” wide at its broadest. The knife is 17 ½” overall length. This Bowie has undamaged birds head slab wood scales secured by brass pins and heavy brass finger guard. The hilt is holed for wrist strap. The knife has its black leather open top scabbard with stitched rear seam and heavy brass mounts consisting of external chape and throat mount with frog locket. The brass mounts are each secured by 2 round head brass pins, one pin is absent from the chape but the chape is totally secure. All leather and stitching are clean and intact. In its scabbard this sidearm weighs a hefty 1.050 Kg. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22939 (Bowies box) £295.00 |
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WW2 U.S.M.C. Collins & Co Legitimus No.18 V-44 Combat / Survival Bowie Knife With Polished Horn Scales & Scabbard. Sn 22966 - 22966 An original WW2 United States V-44 Legitimus Combat and Survival Bowie knife by Collins & Co (see page 67 of Stephen’s book ‘Fighting Knives ‘ and plate 322 which illustrates a Collins & Co Legitimus No.18 mark the same as our example). Officially a survival knife the U.S. Marine Corps used them as a fighting knife against the Japanese. It is a large knife measuring 14 ¼” overall length and with polished horn scales secured by 5 steel rivets. It has a brass cross guard with rounded finials. The Bowie type blade is 9 ½” length with drop point and twin fullers. The blade has staining consistent with age & the cutting edge is very sharp. The blade is marked with manufacturer’s mark ‘Collins & Co, Crown & trademark, Legitimus Made In USA No.18’. It is accompanied by its open top brown leather scabbard with rear riveted belt loop. All leather and stitching of the scabbard are clean & intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22966 (in American knives box) £475.00 |
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