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(A) SOLD SOLD (A) J.E. Middleton & Sons, Sheffield Large Hand Made Bowie Knife with Polished Buffalo Horn Scales, Embossed Mythical Beast Hybrid ‘Horse/ Alligator’ Brass Pommel & Scabbard. - ED 2195 - ED 2195
This is an impressive, large Bowie Knife hand made by J.E. Middleton (now deceased) & Sons. It has a perfect 8 ¾” long deep swept Bowie blade which is a broad 1 ¾” at its widest edge. The back of the blade has scalloped tool work. The ricasso is stamped with the famous Knife makers name "J.E. Middleton & Sons, Rockingham Street, Sheffield". It has a brass cross guard and polished Buffalo horn scales secured by brass rivets. Both of the brass pommel sections are embossed in the form of a mythical beast hybrid ‘Horse/ Alligator’. This Bowie is 14 ¼” in length overall and is complete with its black leather scabbard. The rear of the scabbard has a single belt loop impressed ‘RM’. All stitching and leather of the scabbard are intact. Price for this impressive Bowie includes UK delivery. ED 2195
£0.00

**RARE MAKER**1936 Intermediate Production Nazi German Hitler Youth 'HJ' Dagger With RZM M7/30 & Maker Gebrüder Gräfrath Solingen Marks & Scabbard With Integral Frog. Sn 22383 - 22383
The Gebrüder Gräfrath Fabrik Feiner Stahlwaren company was founded in 1859. It registered with the Solingen authorities on December 30, 1879. The 1922 advertisement illustrated in image 1 offers: garden knives, grafting knives, tobacco knives, hunting knives, electrician knives (Kabelmesser), professional knives and pocket knives. In 1935, the company received its Nazi RZM licence and was located on Widderstraße 92. This is an original Hitler-Jugend (HJ) Hitler Youth dagger by the rare to find HJ dagger maker Gebrüder Gräfrath. It has a nickel plated pommel and cross guard in used as carried condition. It has its original undamaged black chequered grips, one inset with HJ red and white enamel HJ diamond with black and gold swastika. It has a 5 ½” long, broad single edged blade. The etched motto, "Blut und Ehre !" (Blood & Honour) on one side of the blade has been period neatly erased. The motto was introduced in 1933 and discontinued in August 1938. The other side is manufacturer marked ‘Gebr Gräfrath Solingen’ either side of the company trademark & has RZM M7/30 (Gräfrath’s Nazi Wartime armoury code) denoting an intermediate production Nazi HJ dagger (early production had just the maker’s name, intermediate had maker’s name & RZM code, late production just RZM code). The blade is also dated 1936 and is fitted with original leather hilt washer. The dagger has its original black metal scabbard with leather integral frog and retaining strap with press stud fastener (one of the 2 rivets fixing the belt loop to the scabbard is absent, the other is present & secure). The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22383
£695.00

SOLD SOLD (06/06) WW2 Era Nazi German Luftwaffe 2nd Pattern Officer's Dagger By WKC (Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Cie) Solingen & Scabbard. Sn 22379 - 22379
An original, 2nd Pattern Luftwaffe Officer's dagger & scabbard. The dagger’s blade is marked by the maker ‘WKC Solingen (Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Cie) together with helm trademark. It has the correct distinctive 'Eagle with Swastika' design cross guard and ivory hue 'phenol resin' grip with ornate Oak leaf decorated, hilt mount and pommel. The Swastikas on the pommel have original gilt finish. The grooved grip has its original twist wire binding which is all tight and intact. Its original scabbard is decorated with a 'hammered' design and has 2 hanging ring mounts with Oak leaves decoration and Oak leaves panel in the lower section of the scabbard . The mounts are fitted with original hanging rings. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22379
£0.00

WWII 1942-1943 Carl Eickhorn Solingen Nazi German Army Officer’s 3 Piece Mess Carving Set with German Silver Mounts, Heer Dagger Orange Hue Celluloid Hilts. Sn 17380. - 17380
This is an original Nazi German Army Officer’s 3 Piece Mess Carving Set consisting of a carving knife, Serving Fork & Sharpening Steel. The carving knife has a 6 ¾” long scimitar shaped steel blade (11”) overall. The blade has staining consistent with age. One side of the blade has the large backwards looking squirrel trademark of Eickhorn Solingen which was in use 1942-1943. The 2-prong serving fork is 10” overall length. The prongs are straight, clean and undamaged. The sharpening steel is 12 ½” overall length. The abrasive steel is straight and undamaged. All 3 have German silver finger guards, ferrules with foliate decoration & pommel caps with flat tops & Oak Leaves decorated rims. The Celluloid hilts are in the same form as Heer Officer’s daggers of the period. All are matching orange hue. The hilts have no cracks or damage. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 17380.
£275.00

Victorian Era German Solingen Made Hunting Dagger Spanish Export ‘El Correo Calidad Superior’ with Ebony & Polished Horn Hilt Inlaid with Antique Ivory Studs, Blade Period Inscribed To ‘S. Lawton’, German Silver Mounts & Leather Scabbard. Sn 14623. - 14623
This is an attractive hunting dagger made in the late Victorian era with German made blade, exported for sale by a Spanish retailer. The Bowie has an ebony handle with raised edges inlaid with antique ivory studs. The hilt also has a polished horn ferrule and pommel. The cross guard with additional ferrule is German Silver. It has a sharp, 9 ¼” long single edged blade with fullers. The blade is clean and marked on one side ‘Solingen’ (Germany) above ‘El Correo Calidad Superior’ (translates to: The Superior Quality Mail). The reverse is period inscribed ‘S.Lawton’ most likely the name of the Victorian English Gentleman who owned this piece. The dagger measures 14” overall length. Its original brown leather open top scabbard has a stitched seam, German silver throat mount and German silver chape with ball end. All leather & stitching of the sheath are intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 14623.
£475.00

German WWI Trench Knife with Antler Handle and Leather Scabbard by Manufacturer Gottlieb Hammesfahr Solingen Foche. Sn. 5308. - 5308
This is a nice German WWI trench dagger (with the exception of the German Nahkampfmesser or (close combat knife), most early trench knives were fabricated by hand by individual soldiers or blacksmiths for the purpose of silently killing sentries and other soldiers during trench raids. These early "trench knives" were often shortened and sharpened Army-issue bayonets. One type of stabbing weapon, the French Nail, was made by cutting and pointing the steel stakes used to support the barbed wire protecting trenches. Some historians say that some trench knives models were inspired by the Bowie knife. This nice example with maker Gottlieb Hammesfahr Solingen Foche imprinted to one side of the blade. The 6” blade (10 ½ “overall) is in very good condition with minor age-related staining. The one-piece Antler grip has silver coloured metal to the base and pommel. It has a brass-coloured finger guard above the blade. The scabbard is thick brown leather with integrated belt loop. The leather, stitching and studs are all in good order. The price includes UK delivery. Sn. 5308.
£275.00

**RARE**Cased, Vietnam War U.S. Special Edition Presentation British Fairbairn Sykes FS Commando Fighting Knife Form Stiletto Dagger by Japan Sword Etched To The Airborne ‘5th Special Forces Group Vietnam’. ED 2475 - ED 2475
The 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (5th SFG (A)) is one of the most decorated active-duty United States Army Special Forces groups in the U.S. armed forces. The 5th SFG (A) saw extensive action in the Vietnam War and played a pivotal role in the early months of Operation Enduring Freedom. 5th Group—as it is sometime called—is designed to deploy and execute nine doctrinal missions: unconventional warfare, foreign internal defence, direct action, counterinsurgency, special reconnaissance, counterterrorism, information operations, counterproliferation of weapon of mass destruction, and security force assistance. These Stiletto daggers by Japan Sword were based on the British FS fighting knife and were presented to numbers of the 5th Special forces group upon completion of tours in Vietnam (see page 136 of Thompson’s Commando dagger where he describes these daggers as “because of the mystique surrounding this unit in Vietnam this is probably the most sought after of the Special forces F.S’s”). This example has the correct FS form grip made up of 3 chequered sections separated by 2 un-chequered bands. The polished 170mm double edged blade with medial ridge is clean and correctly etched on one side ‘5th Special Forces Group Vietnam’. The cross guard is signed by the Japanese manufacturer ‘Japan Sword’ and has the crest of the 5th SFG. The dagger is contained in its original wooden case covered with green leatherette material. The case has a hinged lid and clasp fasteners. The inside of the case is lined with green felt. The interior is contoured to snugly fit the dagger. The price for this Vietnam war U.S. Special forces presentation piece includes UK delivery. ED 2475
£875.00

Victorian Folding Bowie Knife Polished Bone Grip and Leather Sheath. 22330. - 22330
This is an excellent Victorian era, Bowie. The 15cm long, steel blade with medial ridge has very nice, polished bone grips secured by steel pins. It has a steel bolster at the cross guard. It has a static finger guard consisting of 2 plates secured to grips. The blade is opened by the use of a lever to one side of the handle. The blade has no maker mark, however, the finger guard is stamped MKF to ne side and 5 ¾ to the other. The blade has just light age-related staining. The blade is released for closing by depression of a bar on the spine of the hilt. When in the open position the blade mechanism is very stiff, and the blade appears fixed. Open the knife is 25 ¼ cm overall length, closed 16 ½ cm. Its quality made brown leather scabbard has a studded flap with a belt loop to the rear. All leather & stitching of the scabbard are clean & intact. The price for this Victorian folding Bowie includes UK delivery. 22330.
£225.00

Victorian Folding Bowie Knife with Open Top Leather Sheath. 22329. - 22329
This is an excellent Victorian era, Bowie. The 16cm long, steel blade with medial ridge has chequered Walnut scales secured by steel pins. It has a German silver bolster at the cross guard. It has a swivelling brass finger guard consisting of 2 plates secured to the blade shank by a single brass pin allowing movement of the cross guard as normally found on folding Bowies. The blade has no maker mark. The blade has just light age-related staining. The blade is released for closing by depression of a bar on the spine of the hilt and a button on one side of the grip *marked ‘BT’ possibly a previous owner. Open, the knife is 26 ¾ cm overall length, closed 18 ¾ cm. Its later quality made brown leather scabbard is open topped with a belt loop to the rear. All leather & stitching of the scabbard are clean & intact. The price for this Victorian folding Bowie includes UK delivery. 22329. (Folding Knives Drawer)
£295.00

**VERY RARE**WW2 Vietnam Era U.S. Special Forces Western Cutlery USA ‘W 49 F’ Combat / Survival Bowie Knife With Correct Rose Wood Grips & Original Western Scabbard. Sn 22246 - 22246
In a letter from the Western Cutlery dated Sept 22 1978 the Company stated that they made these Bowie knives on special order for the U.S. Special forces in 1965 (see page 168 of US Military Knives Book III By Cole). These knives were a development of the WW2 V44 USMC combat knife. This is a very rare Vietnam era United States Special Forces Western Combat Survival Bowie. It is a huge knife measuring 14 ½” in length with correct American rose wood grips secured by 3 brass rivets, a heavy brass cross guard and a broad steel bowie blade (9 ½” length, 2” broad at its widest, spine 4mm thick). The blade has just light staining consistent with age and no damage to the cutting edge. The blade is stamped by the manufacturer ‘Western USA W 49 F’. It is in its original brown leather scabbard with belt loop which has a retaining strap & brass ‘Western’ embossed press stud fastener. The belt loop is fitted with hanger ring attached to an additional leather belt loop. All leather and stitching are intact with just light service wear. The front of the scabbard at the throat is faintly embossed ‘Western Cutlery’. The price for this very rare Vietnam war era piece includes UK delivery. Sn 22246 (fs box)
£745.00
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