Daggers and Knives
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**RARE**UNUSUAL**ALL SURGICAL STEEL**Victorian Thornhill (London, Cutler to The Queen & The Prince & Princess Of Wales) Bowie / Hunting Knife With Fold Out Muti Tools, Tool Inserts, Silver Bolsters & Original Leather Scabbard With Silver Chape. Sn 23144 - 23144 The name Thornhill has a history in knife making dating back to 1734. A maker of quality knives, Thornhill traded under various names. In 1832 a John James Thornhill is recorded at 144 New Bond Street & William and Frederick Thornhill are recoded as operating from 23 Fish Street, London. In 1850 a Walter Thornhill is recorded at the same address. In 1885 The company is recorded as Thornhill Walter & Co 144 & 145 New Bond Street & 6 Little Bruton Street London 'Cutler to The Queen & The Prince & Princess Of Wales’. The Company went out of business C1912 (see pages 161 to 167 of the London Knife book By Flook on page 171 Flook describes a Thornhill folding clasp knife as having a Surgical Instrument style lock). This is an excellent rare to find, unusual all surgical steel quality Victorian era Bowie / Hunting knife by Thornhill. It has a sturdy 5 ½” single edged drop point blade with scalloped spine. The blade is razor sharp. The blade is just under 1” broad at its widest and the spine is 5mm thick. The all steel hilt scales are chequered for grip and have 2 steel bolsters at the blade end and 2 Silver Bolsters at the pommel end. The steel frame has a fold out surgical steel blade & tools consisting of: A 2 ½” single edged razor sharp blade marked ‘Thornhill’: A button hook marked ‘Thornhill’: And triangular spike. The butt bolster is slotted for surgical steel accessories which consist of: A pair of scissors: 3 conjoined hinged thin folding blades: A Spike: And a pair of tweezers. The knife measures 10 ¼” overall and is complete with its original open top brown leather scabbard. The scabbard a riveted belt loop at the throat & external Silver chape which has engraved foliate decoration and ball tip. All leather and stitching of the scabbard are clean & intact. The price for this interesting quality made piece includes UK delivery. Sn 23144 (Bowies box) £1,250.00 |
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**UNUSUAL**RARE FORM**Victorian Era Saloon Gambler's Dagger With Kris Form Blade & Scabbard. Sn 23094 - 23094 This is an original Victorian Dagger With Kris Form Blade. This size of dagger were popular with gamblers in England & America who could conceal them easily and use for self defence in the event of violent gambling den disputes. It has an oval German silver cross guard with ball finials & German silver ferrule with cast geometric design decoration. The dagger has a superb, heavy, 5 ¼” double edged Kris form blade with medial ridge which tapers to a pin sharp point (just over 9 ¼” overall). The blade has its original thin leather hilt washer. The dagger's solid tooled polished horn handle has a German silver pommel cap. There are no maker or date marks on this dagger. The dagger is complete with original open top black leather scabbard which has a German silver throat mount and chape with ball end. All leather and stitching of the scabbard are clean & intact. The price for this unusual dagger includes UK delivery. Sn 23094 (drawers office) £395.00 |
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Late Victorian Era English Sheffield Trade Made Bowie Knife Retailed By Lorberg 185 Kensington High Street (London) With Stag Antler Scales & Original Leather Scabbard. Sn 23097 - 23097 Charles Henry Lorberg was born in London in 1874. In the 1880s–1890s edged weapons marked Lorberg Kensington made their first appearance. C. H. Lorberg was based at 185 Kensington High St working as a gunsmith / cutlery retailer. This is a nice original Victorian form Sheffield Trade Bowie with original Scabbard retailed by Lorberg London. It has undamaged stag antler scales secured by steel pins. It has a German silver finger guard & a 7” long single edged, clean steel bowie blade, signed by the retailer ‘Lorberg 185 Kensington High Street’ together with ‘Sheffield Made’ roundel. The spine is 3mm thick and it is just under 1 ¼” broad at its widest. The Bowie measures just under 11 ½” overall length. Its original open top brown leather scabbard with stitched seam is absent its original belt loop. The leather of the scabbard is clean with just very light small areas of carry scuffs. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23097 (in Bowies box) £375.00 |
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**MATCHING**WW2 U.S.M.C. Collins & Co Legitimus No.18 V-44 Combat / Survival Bowie Knife With 2 Tone (Green & Tortoise Shell Hue) Polished Horn Scales & Collins & Co Legitimus No.18 Scabbard. Sn 23098 - 23098 An excellent 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” overall length and with undamaged 2 tone polished horn scales secured by 5 brass rivets, one side is a nice green hue (some surface scuffs to one edge near the pommel) the other a Tortoise shell hue. It has a brass cross guard with rounded finials. The Bowie type steel blade is 9 ¼” length with drop point and twin fullers. The blade is sharp. The blade is marked with manufacturer’s mark ‘Collins & Co, Crown & trademark, Legitimus Made In U.S.A No.18’. It is accompanied by its original, correct, brown leather scabbard with riveted rear belt loop. The scabbard has tooled decoration and matching manufacturer marks (illustrated). All leather and stitching of the scabbard are clean & intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23098 (American Knives box) £675.00 |
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**AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ERA**& JOHN WILKES BOOTH ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN CONNECTIONS**Manson Sheffield (Most Likely A U.S. Import Agent) German Silver Cutlery Hilt Spear Point Bowie Knife With Etched ‘EAG’ Monogram Panel Blade & Open Top Scabbard. - 23096 ‘MANSON’ and ‘SHEFFIELD’ have been found stamped on Bowie knives that have survived from the American Civil War era. Several feature in the study of Civil War knives by Marc Newman (1998)1. Manson Bowies are usually plain spear-points, with occasional acid-etched patriotic slogans. One knife in Newman (and also shown on the website of Ford’s Theatre, Washington, DC) is of particular interest, because it was said to have been carried by John Wilkes Booth, when he assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. It is stamped ‘MANSON / SHEFFIELD and etched: ‘AMERICA LIBERTY INDEPENDANCE ’, ‘THE LAND OF THE FREE AND HOME OF THE BRAVE’. According to Dave Taylor (2013), however, that knife was more likely to have been collected from the house of Mary Surratt and that Booth’s actual weapon was a ‘Rio Grande Camp Knife’ made by Wm. Jackson & Co. Unfortunately, ‘Manson’ has proved impossible to track either in Sheffield or the US. Probably, he was an American import agent, who operated in the Civil War years. His knives belong to the same era as those produced by Westa and Wilson Swift – also unidentified makers (see Newman, Marc, Civil War Knives Boulder, Colorado, 1998, Taylor, Dave, ‘Cloak and Daggers’, Knife World (4 April 2013) & Geoffrey Tweedale, Directory of Sheffield Cutlery Manufacturers, 1740-2022 3rd edition). This is an original cutlery handled spear point Bowie signed Manson Sheffield, a survivor of the American Civil War era. The Bowie has a typical period cast German Silver cutlery form handle with cast foliate decoration. The hilt has an oval German Silver finger guard. The just under 6 ½” long, steel spear point blade with medial ridge has areas of staining consistent with age. One side of the blade is signed ‘Manson Sheffield’ and the reverse has a foliate etched panel with monogram that looks like ‘EAG‘ most likely the initials of the Civil war owner. The Bowie measures just under 11 ½” overall. The blade is ¾” broad at its widest. The original dark brown leather scabbard has German Silver throat mount and chape. All leather and stitching are intact with light surface wear consistent with age and handling. The price for this interesting American Civil War era Bowie includes UK delivery. Sn 23096 (Bowies Box) £675.00 |
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**RARE** Victorian Era Prostitute's Secret Garter Belt Stiletto Dagger With Cruciform Blade, Turned Polished Horn Hilt & German Silver Scabbard. Sn 23095 - 23095 This is a rare, original, Victorian era Ladies garter belt dagger. These small concealable daggers were favoured by prostitutes to defend themselves against attack. It measures 6 ½” overall with a 2 ¾”cruciform blade which tapers to a pin sharp point. The blade has just small areas of light staining consistent with age. It has an undamaged solid turned polished horn hilt with recessed pommel / thumb grip to assist stabbing. It has a steel cross guard. The dagger is complete with its original German Silver scabbard. The scabbard is mounted with original German Silver ring. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23095 (in misc draw office) £475.00 |
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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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