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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

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

Original Leather Belt Cased, Boer War/ WW1 Era British Officer’s/ Cavalry Horseman's Folding Multi Tool Clasp Knife By Butler & Co Sheffield Arts England With Removable Rein Studs. Sn 23100 - 23100
The quality Cutlers George Butler & Co Sheffield are recorded as working C1810-1952, see pages 169-170 of the Sheffield knife Book by Tweedale. This is an excellent original, English, Sheffield made Officer’s / Horseman's Folding multi tool knife by George Butler & Co Sheffield. It has a large 3 ¼” blade, 2 smaller blades, one with thumb spur marked Tin opener, button hook, shotgun cartridge removal tool marked 12 and 16 (bores), cork screw and gouge/ stone remover. It also has its two removable rein repairing studs. The blades are stamped by the Sheffield manufacturer 'G. Butler & Co' with 'key' trademark and ‘Sheffield Arts England’, The knife measures 5 ½” in length when closed. It has German Silver scales, screwdriver end frame and lanyard shackle. The knife is accompanied by its original period leather belt case in which it was found. The case has a flap cover and retaining strap with buckle. The rear of the case has a belt loop. All leather and stitching are clean and intact. The price for this quality knife includes UK delivery. Sn 23100 (folding knives box workshop)
£375.00

**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

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

**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

Victorian Christopher Johnson & Co Western Works Sheffield Spear Bowie Belt Dagger With Stag Antler Scales & Open Top Leather Scabbard. Sn 22965 - 22965
Christopher Johnson, who was born in Sheffield in about 1809, started his cutlery business in 1836 in Howard Street. The original partnership was apparently Christopher and Henry Johnson, which was listed in a directory (1837) as C. & H. Johnson, successor to Ward & Co, Howard Street (Broomhead & Ward). Later Marshall and Hibbert took over the business. In 1881, Marshall told the Census that the firm employed 167 workers (114 men, 14 boys, 30 women, and 9 girls). Hibbert’s calculation was ‘about 200’. In the late 19th century, the company operated at Western Works and Western Steel Works in Portobello, with a London agent in Victoria Street, London. In 1955, the company was bought by the famous Sheffield cutler Wostenholm. This is a nice late Victorian era English Spear Point Belt dagger by Christopher Johnson & Co Western Works Sheffield with Scabbard. It has undamaged Stag antler scales secured by steel pins. It has an oval brass cross guard. It has a clean 6 ¼” single edged, spear point steel blade with medial ridge and measures 10 ¼” overall. One side of the blade is signed ‘Christopher Johnson & Co Western Works Sheffield’ and the ricasso has ‘Johnnson Western Works Sheffield’ together with Flag ‘C.J’ on pole trademark. It's brown leather open top scabbard has an integral belt loop to the rear & stitched seam. All leather & stitching of the scabbard are clean & intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22965 (Bowies box)
£375.00

**NAMED**WW1 Era British George Butler & Co Sheffield Royal Field Artillery (RFA) Officer’s / Cavalry Horseman's Folding Multi Tool Clasp Knife With Removable Rein Studs Engraved To ‘Lieutenant G.C. White RFA’. Sn 22903 - 22903
This is an excellent original, English, Sheffield made RFA Officer’s / Horseman's Folding Knife engraved to ‘Lieutenant G.C. White RFA’ ( Lieutenant C G White RFA attached Trench Morter Battery is listed as wounded on the 23rd July 1916.). It has a 3 ½” single edged blade, a 2 ½” single edged blade, a 1 ½” double edged Tin opener marked blade with thumb spur, Button Hook, cork screw and gouge/ stone remover, File blade and Triangular spike. It also has its two removable rein repairing studs and fixed screw driver tip on the frame of the knife between its undamaged German Silver scales. The blades are stamped by the Sheffield manufacturer 'G. Butler & Co' with 'key' trademark and some ‘Sheffield Arts’ (George Butler & Co Sheffield C1810-1952, see pages 135-136 of Tweedale’s Directory Of Sheffield Cutlery Manufacturers 1740-2013 Revised & Expanded 2nd Edition). The knife measures 5 ¾” in length when closed. One German Silver scale is engraved ‘Lt G.C. White RFA’ and the frame has its original German Silver lanyard shackle. The price for this quality knife worthy of further research regarding the named Officer includes UK delivery. Sn 22903 (folding blades box near workbench)
£595.00

Victorian English Crookes & Clarke Sheffield German Silver Cutlery Hilt Bowie Knife With Etched Blade ‘La Muerte Antes Que La Dishonra’ (Spanish: Death Before Dishonour) & Scabbard. Sn 22963 - 22963
Henry Crookes & Company Ltd was established in Sheffield in 1857. It appears to have originated with George Crookes, a table knife and scissors manufacturer in Wellington Street in 1837. In the Census (1841) George Crookes was listed as a table knife manufacturer in Hanover Street (the factory address was Washington Works, Bowden Street). His son, Henry, was also a table knife manufacturer, aged 20; and another son was named George. Later in the 1840s, George Crookes & Co was listed as a merchant and table knife manufacturer at 95 Norfolk Street, with George residing at East View, Parker’s Road. By 1862, this business had become Crookes & Clarke, with Henry Crookes (East View) and Thomas Clarke (Crabtree House, Pitsmoor) as partners. George Crookes (probably Junior) was a ‘merchant’s clerk’ at East View. Crookes & Clarke became Henry Crookes & Co by 1868 with two partners – Henry Crookes of East Bank Cottage and George Crookes of Leavy Greave. By 1876, the firm’s address was in Bramwell Street. The partners were Henry Crookes, ‘foreign merchant’, living at Ingleby Lodge, Williamson Road, Sharrow; and George Crookes (Henry’s son) at the same address. Henry retired in 1880 and moved to Bridlington with his wife, Mary Ann. After 1880, George and Charles Crookes (another son of Henry) were partners. By 1887, Henry Crookes & Co was located at Allen Street, with Herbert Crookes as the only listed partner. Allen Street was the home of Hale Bros and by 1889 it had acquired Crookes and its trade mark, consisting of the word ‘TIP’ and a picture of a top (i.e. tip-top). Henry Crookes died at Bridlington Quay, aged 77, on 9 February 1899. By 1901, Crookes’s address was Moorfields Works, Snow Lane – the same address as Hale Bros. Kutrite later used the Crookes’ name. In the Victorian era many English cutlers made Bowies for the growing European & American markets. This is a Victorian cutlery handled Bowie by ‘Crookes & Clarke’ Made for the Continental Export Market. The knife has a typical Victorian era cast German Silver cutlery form handle. The hilt has an oval German Silver finger guard. The 7 ¾” long, steel single edged Bowie blade has areas of staining consistent with age. One side of the blade is signed by the makers ‘Crookes & Clarke’ and has an etched scroll work panel with banners & wording ‘La Muerte Antes Que La Dishonra’ (Spanish: Death Before Dishonour an inscription sometimes found on Corsican vendetta knives). The knife measures 12 ¼” overall. The blade is just over 1 ¼” broad at its widest & the spine is 4mm thick. The original reddish brown leather scabbard has German Silver throat mount with frog locket and chape which has several dents consistent with age and carry. The leather has age faded gilt line decoration on the edges and the centre of one side has a faded gilt foliate motif. All leather and stitching are intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22963 (Bowies Box)
£595.00

Victorian / Edwardian Era George Baxter Levesley Brothers Sheffield Folding Multi Blade / Tool Lock Knife With Stag Antler Scales. ED 3011 - ED 3011 / 22949
Levesley Bros was listed in 1862 as a cutlery manufacturer in Central Works, West Street. The partners were Charles, William, and Thomas (born in 1821, 1826, and 1831, respectively). Charles was working in his own right by 1849 as pearl carver and dressing case instrument manufacturer in Orchard Lane. He was amongst the most skilled carvers in the trade. John Hinchliffe and Joseph Rodgers & Sons are said to have relied upon him to carve the pearl handles of their display knives for the Great Exhibition in 1851. The firm had a London showroom by the 1890s, when the business was briefly restyled as Levesley Bros & Lloyd. Levesley’s partnership with William Lloyd terminated in 1893. Levesley Bros continued at Central Works in Mary Street. After 1918, Thomas and William Charles were still listed as the partners in directories. Thomas died at Western Bank on 2 October 1924, aged 94. The firm declared bankruptcy in 1929. It was listed briefly at 203 Arundel Street until the early 1930s. Their trade marks included ‘CLEAN SHAVE’ on razors, with a picture of a batsman taking guard (later used by Joseph Allen); and a sea shell with the word ‘FORWARD’ (later acquired by E.M. Dickinson) (see page 375 of Tweedale’s Directory of Sheffield Cutlery Manufacturers 1740-2013 Revised & Expanded 2nd Edition). This is a quality Victorian / Edwardian era folding clasp lock knife with many blades / tools some marked ‘George Baxter Levesley Brothers Sheffield’. It has two single edged blades, one 3 ½” length which when opened locks in place and is released by pressing a release button on the frame of the knife, the other 1 ½”, a file blade with sharp point (1 ¾”), hook, corkscrew, gimlet, triangular spike (1 ¾”) & fixed steel screwdriver tool forming part of the frame protruding between the German Silver bolsters. The single edged blades, spike, file and hook are signed ‘George Baxter Levesley Brothers Sheffield’. The lettering is over struck (we cannot find a George Baxter operating on his own as a Sheffield Cutler in our books, he may have been a knife maker for Levesley Brothers or a retailer). The knife has undamaged Stag antler scales secured by German Silver pins. The blades and tools have staining consistent with age but no damage or rust. This quality piece is worthy of further research regarding the blade markings and the price includes UK delivery. ED 3011 (drawers office)
£495.00
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