Daggers and Knives
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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**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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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**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) £795.00 |
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Victorian Joseph Haywood & Company Glamorgan Works Sheffield Folding Bowie With brass Fittings & Open Top Scabbard. Sn 22244 - 22244 Sheffield born Joseph Haywood was first listed in a directory in 1845 as a merchant and steel, file, edge-tool, saw, and cutlery manufacturer in Victoria Street. The business moved to Livingstone Works, Holly Street, and then to Garden Street, from where a silver mark was registered in 1880. The workshops were soon moved to Glamorgan Works, Little Pond Street. Haywood traded as a ‘general merchant’ in cutlery, partly through a London office at No. 56 Holborn Viaduct. Pocket, sportsman’s, and budding knives were staple lines, though the firm also made By 1881, according to the Census, he employed 165 workers (101 men, 41 women, and 23 boys). In 1902, the firm’s marks, goodwill, and stock of electro-plate and premium sportsman’s knives were offered for sale (Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 18, 19 March 1902). The goodwill and marks of the business at Glamorgan Works, Pond Street, were sold for £660. The purchasers were Needham, Veall & Tyzack and Thomas Turner & Co, who purchased them co-jointly. This is an excellent Victorian era Bowie made at Joseph Haywood & Company at their Glamorgan Works. The 8” long, steel blade with medial ridge and drop point has chequered Walnut scales secured by German Silver pins. It has brass bolsters at the cross guard, swivelling hinged 2 bar finger guard secured to the blade shank by a single pin allowing movement of the cross guard as normally found on folding Bowies and brass lined steel frame. The blade shank, on one side is crisply signed by the maker ‘Joseph Haywood & Company Glamorgan Works Sheffield’. The polished steel blade has just light age related staining. The blade is released for closing by depression of a German Silver button on one of the grip scales. Open the knife is 12 ½” overall length, closed 9 ½”. Its original bucket type brown leather scabbard has a German Silver Throat mount with German Silver hanging ring. All leather & stitching of the scabbard are clean & intact. The price for this excellent Victorian folding Bowie includes UK delivery. Sn 22244 (drawers office) £575.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (05/03) **EXTREMELY RARE**Sterile WW2 U.S. Office Of Strategic Command (O.S.S. Special Forces) Smatchet By Case Cutlery USA & Original Leather Covered Wood Scabbard. Sn 22245 - 22245 During WW2 the American Company W.R.Case & Sons Cutlery co made smatchets for the American O.S.S. Special Forces who engaged in Espionage and Covert Operations behind enemy lines during the War. The U.S. Government requested that these knives were made without manufacturer or War Dept markings i.e sterile so that the origins of the weapon could not be determined if captured. These weapons are extremely rare. Examples of the O.S.S. Smatchet and scabbard are illustrated on page 156 of the book U.S. Military Knives III by Cole. Page 157 of the same book illustrates a letter from the president of Case Cutlery dated 1960 addressed to the author of the book confirming that Case Cutlery made sterile smatchets during WW2. This original example of the O.S.S Smatchet is in very good condition. It has the correct large, blackened, leaf shaped blade 10 ¾” in length (16 ¼” overall) which is screw bolted to its undamaged slab wood grips. It has a large oval steel cross guard and alloy pommel holed for wrist strap. Its scabbard is the correct wood covered leather with heavy duty stitching and rivets all present. It has a short retaining strap with press stud fastener and the rear has the correct diagonal riveted belt loop. The belt loop has become detached at one end and the retaining strap has lost its mid section at some point in its life. The original press stud fastener on the retaining strap is present and fastens as it should. Both the Smatchet and Scabbard are sterile having no manufacturer, Unit or WD marks as described in the previously mentioned letter from Case Cutlery. The price for this WW2 O.S.S. weapon and scabbard rarely seen on the collector's market includes UK delivery. Sn 22245 (FS box) £0.00 |
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**RARE**Rohm Erased**Early Nazi German 1933 Pattern SS Man’s Dagger Honour Motto Etched Blade & Scabbard. Sn 22239 - 22239 All ranks of the SS were authorised to wear SS Man’s daggers (see pages 48 & 49 of Johnson’s book Collecting The Edged Weapons Of The Third Reich Vol 1). The name of the Nazi SA leader & friend of Hitler, Ernst Rohm together with 'Friendship' motto was inscribed on early SS daggers. In 1934, Rohm was accused of Treason against Hitler and he was executed. After Rohm's death Hitler ordered Rohm's name to be removed from all blades. This dagger was made with the Rohm name and inscription which has been contemporarily removed in compliance with Hitler’s order. During removal the maker’s name normally found near to the hilt was also removed. The other side of the blade has the correct "Meine Ehre Heisst Treue" (my honour is loyalty) etching. The black wooden grip is original with just some light knocks and bumps to be expected. The Nazi German National Emblem and 'SS' runes roundel are present. It has a Nickel plated cross guard & pommel. The dagger is complete with its original black anodised metal scabbard. The scabbard has a single hanging ring and nickel plated chape and throat mount. The price for this rare early production Rohm erased Nazi SS dagger with scabbard includes UK delivery. Sn 22239 £2,950.00 |
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