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**RARE**1st Pattern WW2 Era Nazi German Luftwaffe Officer's Dagger With Nickel Plated & Gilt Fittings & Scabbard With Hanging Chains & Clip By OLC (Overhoff & Cie). Sn 22385 - 22385
The Luftwaffe came into existence in 1935. Luftwaffe Officers were authorised to wear the 1934 Pattern 'Fliegerdolch' flier's dagger (see page 124 of Daggers Swords & bayonets Of The Third Reich By Stephens). This is an original 1st pattern Luftwaffe Officers dagger with scabbard and chains in excellent condition. The dagger has the correct leather grip with all binding wire present and tight. It has the correct gilt Swastikas pommel and stylised winged cross guard also with stylised gilt Swastikas. It has a clean 12" dagger blade with leather hilt washer. There are no visible maker marks on the blade. Its original steel scabbard’s black finish has age related surface wear but no dents. It has the correct nickel plated alloy chape and ring mounts fitted with original plated alloy hanging rings and sprung clip which has the maker’s ‘OLC’ within diamond cartouche of Overhoff & Cie. The clip is also marked ‘Ges Gesch’ (quality assurance / copyright mark). The price for this rare Luftwaffe piece includes UK delivery. Sn 22385
£875.00

Victorian Joseph Rodgers & Sons 6 Norfolk Street, Sheffield Cutlers To Their Majesties Folding Bowie Knife With Stag Antler Scales, German Silver Fittings & Leather Scabbard. Sn 22371 - 22371
Joseph Rodgers & Sons were first established as cutlers at ‘Holy Croft’ Sheffield C1724. By 1780 the firm was firmly established and well known for making quality knives. Having outgrown their Holy Croft premises moved to what was to become their worldwide famous address 6 Norfolk Street Sheffield. Originally making small edged weapons the Company moved into manufacture of large Bowies when American & British Empire markets expanded in the Victorian era (see pages 522-530 of Tweedale’s Directory Of Sheffield Cutlery Manufacturers Expanded 2nd Edition). This is an excellent Victorian era Bowie made at Rodgers & Sons 6 Norfolk Street premises. The 8” long, steel Bowie blade is marked crisply with the maker’s name and address. The reverse is stamped with Rodgers Maltese type cross & Star trade marks. The knife has undamaged Stag antler scales secured by German silver pins. 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 just light age related staining. The blade is released for opening by depression of a German silver button on one scale and is released for closing by lifting a bar on the spine of the hilt. Open the knife is 12 ¼”overall length. Its brown leather open top scabbard has a single belt loop. All leather & stitching clean & intact. The price for this Victorian folding Bowie by one of the famous Sheffield cutlers includes UK delivery. Sn 22371 (folding knives draw)
£675.00

**LARGE**HEAVY**WW1 Era British Officer’s Private Purchase Trench Fighting Knife / Sidearm With Gladius Form Blade & Later Quality Bespoke Hand Made Leather Scabbard. ED 2196 - ED 2196
This is a large Fighting Knife / Sidearm most likely a British Officer’s private purchase trench fighting knife for use in WW1. It is 17 ½” overall length with an 11 ¼” heavy Gladius type double edged steel blade with medial ridge. The blade is just under 1 ¾” wide. The cutting edges have no nibbles or chips. Both sides of the blade has even aged patina. It has a cast steel bar cross guard and brass ferrule. The solid hard wood hilt with finely chequered panels has just light bumps and scraped consistent with age and use. There are no visible maker or date marks on the knife which weighs a hefty 600 grammes. The knife comes with a later quality bespoke hand made leather scabbard. Made of thick brown leather the open top scabbard has heavy duty stitched Seams and single belt loop stitched to the rear. All leather & stitching of the scabbard are clean and intact. The price includes UK delivery. ED 2196 (FS box)
£395.00

**VERY RARE**1st TYPE**WW1 Era British Officer’s Private Purchase Cogswell & Harrison London Trench Fighting knife / Dagger With Special Order Leather Bound Wood Grip Inset With Celluloid Band & Original Leather Scabbard. Sn 22235 - 22235
Cogswell & Harrison was established in May 1770 and is London’s oldest surviving gun maker. The company has manufactured an exceptionally diverse range of sporting shotguns and rifles during its long and colourful history. In 2008 the company was purchased by the Brennan family, the proprietors of Ardee Sports Company. During WW1 the company made private purchase edged weapons for British Officers. The hilts on early variants varied depending on the special order of the customer before becoming standardised plain wood hilts as the war progressed. We have never seen this hilt variant on one of these knives (see pages 120 & 121 plate 273 of British & Commonwealth Military Knives By Flook where a later plain hilt variant of these knives by Cogswell & Harrison is illustrated). Our knife has a 6 ½” long double edged dagger blade with medial ridge and large shank at the hilt. The blade has a shallow chip to one side of the cutting edge and it has just light staining consistent with age and use. The shank is signed by the maker ‘Cogswell & Harrison Ltd Gunmakers London W1’. It’s special order hilt is leather bound wood. The mid section has a colourful celluloid band ‘translucent red edged with green’. The pommel is unbound. It has a steel re-curving cross guard & the dagger measures 10 ¾” overall length. Its original brown leather open top scabbard has a single belt loop and correct 2 rivets at the throat. All leather & stitching of the hilt & scabbard are intact. The price for this rare WW1 fighting knife includes UK delivery. Sn 22235 (FS box)
£975.00

**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

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
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