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A Small Sheath Knife and Scabbard by J.Nowill of Sheffield. ED 2633. - ED 2633
The earliest record of the business is in the books of the ‘Cutlers Company on 27th April 1700. This family company was first based in Meadow Street Sheffield, but later moved to Scotland Street around 1840. It was in 1842 that the first of John Nowill sons, William, joined the business after finishing his apprenticeship. His maker’s marks of ‘D*’ and ‘CROSSKEYS’ remain the marks of the company to this day. This small (16 cm overall-blade length 8 ½ cm) has a single edged blade with ‘scalloping’ to part of the spine and a nice pattern that runs through the Stag horn grips. The blade retains its point and has some staining consistent with age and no rust, it doesn’t appear to have been re sharpened. The Stag horn grips are held with two brass pins above a nice brass bolster which has ‘J.Nowill & Sons-Sheffield above ‘D’ and Crosskeys’. The other side has ‘D’ and Crosskeys’ and Sheffield England engraved. The strong leather sheath is held with five brass studs and all stitching is intact, there is no belt loop. A lovely knife and sheath by a renowned maker. The price includes UK delivery. ED 2633.
£195.00

I*XL Sheath Knife and Original Leather Scabbard by George Wolstenholm. ED 2632 - ED 2632
The I*XL trademark had originally been registered in 1787 to a W A Smith. The mark books of The Company of Cutlers show I*XL being registered to Wostenholm’s in 1831. Originally the family name was spelt ‘Wolstenholme’ but, story has it that the second George Wolstenholme found this name too long for smaller knives so he omitted the letters ‘l’ and ‘e’. The name has been spelt Wostenholm ever since. Blade length 12 cm (19 ¾ cm overall). The blade has some staining consistent with age and slight rust. The ‘I*XL’ logo is on one side of the ricasso and ‘George Wolstenholm-Sheffied-England’ to the other. The leather washer grips are in near perfect condition and are topped with a large silver metal pommel and a brass finger guard to the base. The original thick leather sheath has the family crest and ‘Made in England’ to the rear. The leather, stitching and press stud are in excellent condition. A good collectors piece. The price includes UK delivery. ED 2632.
£165.00

Skinning Knife and Leather Sheath by Herbertz of Germany. ED 2631 - ED 2631
With more than 150 years of company history, in 1868, Carl Julius Herbertz founded the company in the blade city of Solingen, which now enjoys an excellent reputation far beyond the German borders. Due to the continuous expansion of the range, C. Jul. Herbertz is now one of Europe's leading suppliers of sports, leisure, hunting and collector's knives and thus proves its competence in everything to do with cutting tools. This skinning knife is 17 ½ cm overall with a 7 ½ cm faux Damascus blade has ‘Herbertz’ printed to the base of the blade. The polished walnut blade is held with two brass and steel pins. It has a brass coloured lined lanyard hole and finger guard. The sheath is made from very thick leather and has a built in belt loop. The leather and stitching is in excellent condition. The rice for this lovely knife and sheath includes UK delivery. ED 2631.
£195.00

Silver Bladed Thomas Marples of Sheffield Fruit Knife with Mother of Pearl Handles. ED 2630 - ED 2630
Thomas Marples was born in Sheffield in 1832. By 1851, Thomas was a fruit-knife cutler, In 1855, he registered a silver mark from Arundel Street. For fifty years he operated as a specialist in silver pocket fruit-knives from various addresses, but mostly Headford and Milton Streets. His fine knives, produced with a small team of about five men and two boys, have become collectable (Moore, 2008). Apparently, William H. Jackson, Mary Anne’s nephew, took over the business, which continued until about the mid-1920s. Measuring 15 ¼ cm (blade length 6 ¾ cm) the blade is hallmarked silver ‘1870’ has been re sharpened has very minor age related patina and a small fold just short of the tip. The ornately carved Mother of Pearl handles are in unmarked condition held with 3 pins with a silver engraving plate to the middle. A beautiful collectable knife worthy of any collection. The price includes UK delivery. ED 2630.
£145.00

*Scarce* French Model 1924 Air Force NCO Dirk. 19584 - 16584
This is a French Air Force NCO dagger as it appears on page 108 of Robert Berger’s “World of Dress Daggers”. All fittings have a squared-off design, including the sheath and grip. The grip is constructed of a dark blue celluloid material with brass fittings *minor scratches*. The crossguard below is very simple with two short quillons and squared ends. The scabbard is constructed of wood with dark blue leather *showing signs of age related wear* and squared-off brass fittings with brass eyelets and carrying rings. The blade is a nickel plate example, having double edged construction with centre ridge, with an aged patina. The ricasso is short and has the name of the manufacturer “R.R.C.”. There should be a small spring assembly installed on the right edge of the blade, which keeps the dagger within the scabbard, this is missing. These daggers were first produced in 1924, but they were worn through the 1950’s. Measurements: Blade - 26 cm and overall – 36 ½ cm. UK delivery for this rare piece is included in the price. 19584. (Drawers)
£375.00

Late 1800's, Indian Jambiya Arab Knife With Polished Bone Hilt, Elephants Device Pommel & Curved Double Edged Blade With Etched Panels. ED 2623 - ED 2623
The Jambiya also known as the Arab knife is in some modification found in every country in which the Arabs have lived. The blade is always curved and double edged. The finest quality examples of these knives are found in Persia & India (see pages 310 to 314 of ‘A Glossary Of The Construction Decoration & Use Of Arms & Armour’ by Stone where many variants of Jambiya are described and illustrated). This is an excellent Indian Jambiya made sometime in the late 1800's. It has a typical 9 ¾” long double edged dramatically curved steel blade with correct medial ridges on both sides. Both sides of the blade have hand tooled decorative panels in Indian form. The solid polished bone hilt is undamaged and has scalloped steel fittings including pommel cap mounted with 2 Elephants, the trunks forming a lanyard loop (which adds to the indicators that this is an Indian piece). The dagger measures 14 ¾” overall length. As is common this Jambiya is without scabbard. The price includes UK delivery. ED 2623
£245.00

Second Italo-Ethiopian War Italian Fascist, MVSN (Milizia Voluntaria Sicurezza Nationale) Dagger & Scabbard Captured & Re-Used By Ethiopian Troops, Scabbard With Period Hand Applied Motto ‘WE KILL THE FLESH, WE KILL THE FLESH’ In East African Language. - 19383
The Second Italo-Ethiopian War, also referred to as the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, was fought between Italy and Ethiopia in East Africa from October 1935 to February 1937. The savage war saw thousands of casualties and was notorious for many war atrocities. This is an original Italian fascist, MVSN (Milizia Voluntaria Sicurezza Nationale) dagger & scabbard captured during the war. It has a WW1 Austro Hungarian Form Trench knife Blade & Steel Scabbard. These knives have blades similar to WW1 Austro Hungarian trench/ fighting daggers and were constructed In Part from The 2nd Pattern Italian fascist, MVSN Dagger (see page 75 plates 377 of Stephen’s book ‘Fighting Knives’). These knives were used by Italian forces during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. The knife has a clean 7 ¾” single edged sharp blade which has no damage. It measures 12 ½” overall. It has the correct contoured wood handle secured by rivets and oval steel cross guard. One side of the grip has a small cut out section which has indistinct hand carved initials. The knife is complete with its period leather riveted and stitched scabbard with belt loop, retaining strap and press stud fastener. The front of the scabbard has period hand applied ink writing ‘Lelo Tuboma Nyama Lelo Tuboma Nyama’ which is Chewa / Nyanja East African Language translating to ‘WE KILL THE FLESH, WE KILL THE FLESH’, indicating that this knife was captured from an Italian soldier and carried by the Ethiopian Soldier who took it from him. There is also a hand applied ink compass motif. The price for this captured Italian fighting knife & scabbard connected to Italo-Ethiopian War includes UK delivery. Sn 19383
£495.00

WWII U.S Cattaraugus 225Q ' Quartermasters' Fighting Utility Knife And Sheath. ED 2621. - ED 2621
During WWII Quartermaster staff needed a heavy duty combat knife which was strong enough to open ammunition boxes and crates. The American Company Cattaraugus produced the 225Q (Q for Quartermaster), which because of their strength, soon found their way into regular service as a combat knife ( see page 67 Of U.S Military Knives By Cole & page 123 of US Military Knives Collectors Guide By Silvey & Boyd). This is a nice original example. It has a sturdy, broad single edged fullered 6 1/4" blade (10 ½” inches overall). The ricasso is crisply engraved with the 'Cattaraugus' signature legend and designation '225Q'. The blade has some areas of staining consistent with age and appears to have been re sharpened. Its banded handle made from compressed leather washers is showing signs of possible active battle use (see pictures). It has a steel finger guard and large oval steel pommel with flat chequered end. The knife is complete with original leather sheath with stud fastening retaining strap which functions perfectly *showing signs of age related wear to the top* and integral belt loop. Price includes UK delivery. ED 2621.
£195.00

**MATCHING DATES** WW2 1945 British Gurkha Kukri & 1945 Dated WD Scabbard By ‘Ca’ (Cawpore Arsenal). Sn 19388 - 19388
This is an original WW2 dated British Gurkha Military Kukri. It has a 12 ¼” single edged Kukri blade with fullers & notch. It measures 17” overall. The wood handle with raised central band is secured by two large rivets and it has a steel pommel plate. The blade is date stamped ‘HW’ (unknown) & ‘45’ (1945 date) . It comes with its original leather covered wood scabbard which has a small brass chape. The scabbard is undamaged and impressed ‘C’ WD arrow 840’ together with ‘Ca1945’( date & Cawpore Arsenal mark). The scabbard is undamaged and the leather intact with just areas of light service wear. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 19388
£395.00

Swedish Skinning Knife by K.J.Eriksson-Mora-Sweden. ED 2617. - ED 2617
Mora have been creating sharp knives for the rest of the world for more than 400 years. The seed of what would become one of the world's most popular knife manufacturers was sown as early as 1891 when Frost-Erik Erson returned to the village of Östnor in Mora after four years of work as a lumberjack in North America. Krång-Johan Eriksson also known as "Liss-Majt-Johan", "Bullas-Johan" or simply "KJ" was born4th October 1889 Östnor, Mora. KJ grew up in Tåmåsbyn, Östnor, and early on showed signs of entrepreneurship. As a young man, he would cycle around Mora selling bread and cookies that he had bought from his older sister Anna, who owned the café Bullas Kafé, which was almost across the road from Carl Andersson’s factory. KJ once said, that at age 12, he earned as much from his business as an adult man with a permanent job. The single sided blade is 9 ¼ cm long (19 ½ cm overall. ‘K.J.Eriksson-Mora-Sweden’ is engraved to one side of the blade. The plain wood grip is in remarkably good condition. The blade appears to have been re sharpened. The ornately imprinted leather scabbard has ‘Mora’ below a coat of arms. There is a belt hook above, held with a metal clip. The stitching to the rear is showing signs of age. The price includes UK postage. ED 2617. (Drawers)
£145.00
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