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**SOLD*21/9**RARE**WW2 British WD, W&SB (W&S Butcher), Sheffield, RAF Servicing Commando Fighting Knife With Bone Pommel & Scabbard. Sn 23581 - 23581
These knives were an issue item to members of the RAF Servicing Commando which was formed in 1942. Primarily their work was to service aircraft on front line airfields. There were 14 separate units and saw service in North Africa, Italy, Sicily, France & The Far East (see page 231 of The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife & Other Commando Knives by Flook & pages 37 to 38 of British & Commonwealth Military Knives by the same author. In this book the author states that the knives were issued with compressed leather handles which had bone or stag horn pommels and examples with stag horn or bone hilts have been noted. In his book page 38, plate 74, a contemporary photograph of a member of The RAF Servicing Commando in action in Normandy servicing an aircraft at a front line airfield is illustrated. His knife is clearly shown worn on his belt. Our variant has excellent undamaged compressed leather rings and red spacers on the hilt. It has a small brass finger guard and correct polished bone pommel secured by a screw bolt. It has a 156mm single edged drop point blade which has just light staining. The ricasso is marked by the maker ‘W&SB’’ (W&S Butcher), Sheffield’ ( a known maker of these knives) below WD arrow and 1943 date. The knife has its clean undamaged and correct tan leather scabbard with belt loop and retaining strap with press stud fastener. The leather is impressed ‘Made In Sheffield Eng’. The price for this rare knife includes UK delivery. Sn 23581
£0.00

Victorian Christopher Johnson & Co Western Works Sheffield Hand Forged Saw Back Bowie Belt Hunting Dagger With Solid Stag Antler Hilt Brass Fittings & Later Bespoke Quality Made Open Top Leather Scabbard. ED 898 - ED 898
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 hunting Bowie belt dagger by Johnson Western Works Sheffield. It has undamaged curved solid Stag antler hilt secured ribbed brass ferrule and oval brass finger guard ball finials. It has a 6 ¼” single edged, spear point steel blade with medial ridge and measures 12 ¼” overall. The spine of the blade is 3mm thick & has a serrated bone cutting / file serrated section. The blade is just under 1 ¼” broad at its widest & has just light staining consistent with age & no damage to the cutting edge. One side of the blade is crisply signed ‘Johnnson Western Works Sheffield’ together with Flag ‘C.J’ on pole trademark. The reverse is marked ‘Hand Forged’. Its later bespoke quality made brown leather open top scabbard has rear belt loop and tooled decoration to the front. All leather & stitching of the scabbard are clean & intact. The price includes UK delivery. ED 898 (Bowies box)
£375.00

**RARE**ORIGINAL**1920’s -1940’s WW2 Era Bulgarian Axis Forces Army Officer’s Dagger With Etched Blade ‘Duty & Honour’ Scabbard & Hangers. Sn 23188 - 23188
The history of Bulgaria during World War II encompasses an initial period of neutrality until 1 March 1941, a period of alliance with the Axis powers until 8 September 1944, and a period of alignment with the Allies in the final year of the war. With German consent, Bulgarian military forces occupied parts of the Kingdoms of Greece and Yugoslavia. Bulgarian edged weapons were influenced by those made for Russian & Nazi German forces. This is an excellent, original, WW2 Era Bulgarian Axis Forces Army Officer’s Dagger. The blade is clean with no visible maker marks and is etched on one side with Bulgarian script ‘Duty & Honour’. It has the correct grooved Orange / Brown hue 'phenol resin grip with crown form pommel. The cross guard has the Bulgarian crowned Lion coat of arms on one side & the reverse bears the cross and crossed swords shaped badge with the Cyrillic inscription ‘Bravery’, referencing the Bulgarian Order of Bravery. The cross guard has ‘Lion’s Head’ finials. The black metal scabbard with nickel plated brass hanging ring mounts and brass hanging rings is undamaged and mounted on one side with brass Lion’s head device. The scabbard is fitted with original leather hanger straps with white metal buckles, sprung clips and hanger bar. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23188 (German daggers box)
£895.00

**LARGE**Post 1952 John Nowill & Sons Ltd Sheffield Scottish Highland Regiments German Silver Mounted Dirk With Queens Crown Pommel Cap & Scabbard With Patent Leather Belt Hanger. Sn 23484:124 - 23484:124
This is an excellent, large, Scottish Highland Regiments Dirk. The impressive dirk has an 11 ¾” spear point blade. The blade is just under 1 ¼” broad at its widest and the spine is 3mm thick at its widest and has a decorative scalloped section on the spine. The dirk measures 17 ¼” overall. One side of the blade is nicely signed by the maker ‘John Nowill & Sons Ltd Sheffield Est AD 1700’ and has their crossed keys and ‘*D’ trademarks. It has a bulbous hand carved woven effect Oak handle decorated with brass studs, large ornate German silver ferrule and Pommel cap with embossed Queens Crown. The leather covered wood scabbard is excellent and undamaged. The German silver scabbard mounts bear embossed Scottish Thistle badges. The rear of the throat mount has a fixed belt hanger/ frog bar which is mounted with a patent leather belt hanger with metal buckle. The price for this superb piece includes UK delivery. Sn 23484:124 (in FS box)
£395.00

Late Victorian Era, English Form Spear Point Bowie Knife With German Silver Fittings & Scabbard. Sn 23571 - 23571
This is an attractive late Victorian era spear point Bowie Knife. It measures 9 ¼” overall with a 5” spear point bowie blade which is sharp and has just light staining consistent with age. There are no maker marks on this Bowie. The excellent solid ivory hue composite grip is undamaged. The hilt has foliate panels. The cross guard and ferrule are German Silver. The dagger is complete with brown leather open top scabbard with belt loop. All leather and stitching of the scabbard are intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23571 (Bowies box)
£375.00

Late Victorian / Edwardian Era English J. Retlaw & Co (Aka Walter) Sheffield Bowie Knife With Solid Stag Antler Hilt, Brass Fittings & Later Bespoke Made Leather Scabbard. Sn 23479 - 23479
We cannot find the cutler J. Retlaw & Co in our books, however, internet resources indicate J. Retlaw & Co was a historic Sheffield manufacturer, most well-known during the late-19th and early-20th centuries for producing high-quality hunting, campaign, and stag-handled sheath knives. The name "Retlaw" is actually the surname "Walter" spelled backwards (period cutlers often attempted to boost sales by re-naming their knife brands). Because the company produced highly specialized or custom tools, information about the cutler's overarching corporate history is relatively scarce. However, historical auction and ethnographic collections (such as items held by the Pitt Rivers Museum) indicate their products were in circulation C1910). Today, vintage pieces by J. Retlaw & Co, particularly their stag-handled knives are considered highly collectible. This is a nice original Bowie signed J. Retlaw & Co Sheffield. It has undamaged solid stag antler hilt. The hilt has a solid brass finger guard and pommel cap. It has a 7” long single edged, clean steel bowie blade, signed on one side ‘J. Retlaw & Co Sheffield’. The spine is 2mm thick and the blade is just over 1 ½” broad at its widest. The Bowie measures just over 12 ¼” overall length. Its later bespoke made brown leather scabbard has belt loop and retaining strap with press stud fastener. All leather & stitching are clean & intact. The price for this Bowie worthy of further research regarding the maker includes UK delivery. Sn 23479 (in Bowies box)
£275.00

**LARGE**Inter War 1937 Wilkinson Sword Pall Mall (London) British WD Scottish Highland Regiments Other Ranks German Silver Mounted Dirk With King’s Crown Pommel Cap & WD Scabbard With Leather Belt Hanger. Sn 23484:111 - 23484:111
This is an excellent, large, Scottish Highland Regiments Dirk. The impressive dirk has an 11 ¾” spear point blade. The blade is just under 1 ¼” broad at its widest and the spine is 5mm thick at its widest. The dirk measures 17 ½” overall. One side of the blade is etched ‘Wilkinson Pall Mall’ (London) and has WD Broad arrow together with ’37 (1937 date). The reverse ordnance inspection mark and matching ’37 date mark. It has a bulbous hand carved woven effect Oak handle decorated with brass studs, large ornate German silver ferrule and Pommel cap with embossed King’s Crown. The leather covered wood scabbard is excellent and undamaged. The German silver scabbard mounts bear embossed Scottish Thistle badges. The rear of the throat mount has a fixed belt hanger/ frog bar which is mounted with a leather belt hanger with metal buckle. The price for this superb piece includes UK delivery. Sn 23484:111 (in FS box)
£745.00

Wartime Production Early WW2 1940 Dated Nazi German 1933 Pattern SS Man’s Dagger By RZM 941 (Carl Eickhorn Solingen) With SS Runes & "Meine Ehre Heisst Treue" Motto Etched Blade, Scabbard. Sn 23484:109 - 23484:109
This is a rare original 1933 pattern SS Man’s Dagger and scabbard. All ranks of the SS were authorised to wear these daggers (see pages 48 & 49 of Johnson’s book Collecting The Edged Weapons Of The Third Reich Vol 1). The blade of this example is crisply stamped with the wartime production Nazi manufacturer’s RZM mark 941 / 40 (1940 date) alongside Nazi Runes which is the maker code of Eickhorn Solingen (early production daggers have just the maker’s name with no RZM marks, transitional examples have both maker’s name and RZM marks and later wartime production models such as ours have just RZM marks with no maker’s name). The blade has the correct "Meine Ehre Heisst Treue" (my honour is loyalty) etched Blade. The blade has just light staining consistent with age. The black wooden grip is original and undamaged. It has the correct Nazi German National Emblem and 'SS' runes roundel inset. It has a Nickel plated cross guard & pommel (some service related rubbing to the nickel finish). The dagger is complete with its original black anodised metal scabbard which has no dents and just light surface wear to the finish. The scabbard has a single hanging ring and nickel plated chape and throat mount. The scabbard is fitted with a later leather hanger assembly which has retaining strap with buckle and nickel plated spring clip which is DRGM stamped. The price for this rare Nazi SS man's dagger in excellent condition includes UK delivery. Sn 23484:109
£2,450.00

**SCARCE**Vietnam War Era U.S. Patent CIA Handler Stecher Haxit Survival / Fighting Machete By Taylor Eye Witness Sheffield England & Scabbard. Sn 23552 - 23552
This is an original Stecher Haxit. These short machetes more suitable for jungle combat conditions as opposed to longer machetes were made in Sheffield England and used by U.S. CIA personnel during the Vietnam war. Our example is in excellent condition. The overall length of the machete is 16 ¼”. The correct, unusual chisel shaped blade is 9 ¼” long, and 2 ½” wide at the tip. The bevelled edges are made for cutting and chopping. The blade has even aged patina. The blade has crisp markings. One edge has instructions ‘Cutting Edge’ the other ‘Chopping Edge’. The centre of the blade is marked ‘The Stecher Haxit’ and with manufacturer detail ‘Taylor Eye Witness, Sheffield, England’. Near to the hilt it is marked with U.S. Patent detail (all illustrated in the images). The wooden scales are undamaged and secured by 3 rivets. The pommel end is holed for wrist cord. Our example has its original brown leather scabbard also in excellent condition. The open top scabbard has a large belt loop. The edges of the scabbard are stitched and reinforced with rivets. The tip of the scabbard is holed for thigh cord. The rear of the belt loop is impressed ‘Made In England’. The price for this scarce Vietnam era machete & scabbard includes UK delivery. Sn 23552 (in FS box)
£595.00

**MINT**UN-ISSUED**RARE**ORIGINAL**WW1 U.S. Military Diston & Sons Design Model 1917- 1918 Trench / Fighting Knife By American Cutlery Co (A.C. Co.) & 1918 Jewell Scabbard. Sn 23548 - 23548
In 1917 several designs were submitted to the U.S. Ordnance Dept for a new fighting knife. The design by Henry Diston & Sons, Philadelphia was chosen over others (see pages 22 – 23 of Cole’s book U.S. Military Knives).This is a near mint, un-issued, original example of the Diston design Model 1917- 1918 Trench/ Fighting Knife by the American Cutlery Co. The blade is a simple but effective blackened 8 ¾” very sharp blued triangular steel spike (14 ¼” overall) secured to a contoured walnut grip with finger grooves. The edges of the steel knuckle bow bears 2 rows of steel flange teeth. The grip also has a stepped steel pommel nut. The inside of the bow is crisply stamped 'A.C. Co USA’ and ‘1917' (date / model). The original green leather scabbard has blackened fittings including an integral brass belt hanger all in great condition. The leather is impressed by the U.S. maker ‘Jewell’ and dated ‘1918’. The price for this rare WW1 fighting knife includes UK delivery. Sn 23548 (in FS box)
£1,595.00
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