Daggers and Knives
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WW2 U.S.M.C. Case Cutlery (New York) V-44 Combat / Survival Bowie Knife & Scabbard. ED 3008 - ED 3008 An excellent original WW2 United States V-44 Combat and Survival Bowie knife by the New York Company Case Cutlery (see page 130 of ‘United States Military Knives Collectors Guide’ by Silvey & Boyd). Officially a survival knife the U.S. Marine Corps used them as a fighting knife against the Japanese. It is a huge knife measuring 14 ¼” in length and with a black polished horn handle secured by 3 rivets. It has a brass cross guard with ball ends. It has a 9 ¼” long, clean steel bowie blade with falchion - style tip and twin narrow fullers. The blade is 2” broad at its widest and the spine is 4mm thick. One side of the blade is crisply marked with 'Casexx' signature. It is accompanied by its brown leather scabbard with rear riveted belt loop. All leather and stitching of the scabbard are intact. There are no manufacturer marks on the scabbard. The price for this WW2 era Combat / Survival knife includes UK delivery. ED 3008 (American Knives Box) £575.00 |
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*Quality* Inter War German Factory Nickel Plated Multi Tool With Leather Pocket Pouch. ED 3007 - ED 3007 An original German quality made multi toolwith 3 fold out blades incorporating 5 functions and integral pliers. The blades consist of a folding 2 ½” blade which has a screwdriver tip, bottle opener and file, a 1 ¾” long spike and a 2 ½” single edged blade, this blade has very small lettering ‘Germany’ below other indistinct markings which are unreadable even under strong magnification (illustrated). The grip of the sprung pliers is held securely in the frame of the tool when not in use by a small catch on one side of the frame. The multi tool has all of its original factory nickel plate finish which has just light areas of tarnish consistent with age and handling. When closed the tool is 5” overall length. The tool comes with its original period leather pocket pouch which has a full flap cover and press stud fastener. The price includes UK delivery. ED 3007 (drawers office) £175.00 |
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WW2 Early 1943 Blade Marked US Army M3 Fighting Knife By Utica & M8A1 Scabbard With Integral Frog By VP Co (Victory Plastics Company). ED 207 - ED 207 The M3 fighting knife was made for U.S. forces during 1943 and 1944. Early versions made in 1943 had their blades stamped with model designation, maker’s name and sometimes date. Later in 1944 to prevent weakening of blades the stampings were made on the knives’ guards (see M.H.Cole, ‘U.S Military Knives Bayonets and Machetes Book III’ page 95 and page 97 No 12). This is an excellent original WW2 early variant US M3 Fighting Knife with maker stamped blade & M8A1 Scabbard With Integral Frog (the M8A1 plastic scabbard evolved from the M8 scabbard which did not have the metal belt hook, see page 104 of Cole’s book). It has a clean 6 ½” parkerised steel blade with medial ridge. The blade is stamped by the manufacturer 'US M3 Utica' (Utica Cutlery USA). The correct compressed leather ringed handle is tight and undamaged. The knife is complete with its original M8A1 scabbard with integral green webbing frog which has the correct steel belt hook, single retaining strap and press stud fastener. The upper mount of the scabbard is stamped 'US M8A1' & by the manufacturer 'VP Co' (Victory Plastics Company). The green plastic body of the scabbard has cast ‘VP’ mark (Victory Plastics). The tip of the scabbard is holed for thigh cord. The price includes UK delivery. ED 207 (American knives & knife bayonets box) £595.00 |
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**RARE**WW1 French Model 1916 ‘J.Delaire’ (Variant of "The Avenger of 1870") Fighting Knife & Scabbard. Sn 22831 - 22831 From 1915 the French began to develop trench weapons at the Châtellerault arms factory, with Lieutenant-Colonel Coutrot experimenting by converting existing military swords and bayonets into combat daggers. Several designs were decided upon and then sent to be manufactured by private firms. Despite such variety of knives being issued to French troops during the War, there was only one, the Modèle 1916, that received an official military designation. Given this fact, it is strange that the dagger was in fact devised by the cutlery manufacturer Astier-Prodon of Thiers, rather than Châtellerault. It was subsequently produced by a number of other civilian manufacturers to keep up with demand. Some of the Modèle 1916 daggers are marked 'Le Vengeur de 1870' on the blade, referencing the fall of Paris and French defeat in the Franco-Prussian war. This is an excellent, rare to find French Model 1916 Fighting Knife. WW1 variants by French makers available to French troops are identical to the Avenger of 1870 examples but without the Avenger inscription (see page 29 items 109 & 110 of Fighting Knives by Fred Stephens). Our knife by the French maker ‘J. Delaire’ has a 6 ¾” long steel double edged dagger blade with medial ridge and is correctly the same form as those found on European manufactured versions of the American pattern 1918 knuckle daggers. The blade is without Avenger inscription, the shank is manufacturer marked ‘J. Delaire’ within shield device. The flat, shaped, steel cross guard has a small inspection mark (illustrated). The knife measures 11 ¼” overall length. The original solid wood grip has a flat, round steel pommel tang screw / bolt. The hilt has a metal ferrule at the cross guard indicating mid to late war production (early models lack a metal reinforcing ferrule, to strengthen the connection of blade to hilt found on later examples). The blade and grip are totally secure with no movement. The correct original scabbard is pressed steel has correct elongated belt loop bar. The scabbard has original black paint finish and is numbered ‘331’ at the troat. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22831 (FS box) £395.00 |
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WW1 Era French 1886/93/16 Epee Lebel Bayonet (Officially Modified 1915 By Quillon Removal) & Period Field Armourer Converted To Trench Fighting Dagger With Original Scabbard. Sn 22706 - 22706 This is a WW1 Era French 1886/93/16 Epee Lebel Bayonet (Officially Modified 1915 By Quillon Removal) & Period Field Armourer Converted To Trench Fighting Dagger With Original Scabbard. The steel guard is numbered ‘84666’ alongside inspection mark and retains its muzzle ring. It has a field armourer shortened 7 ½” long clean blackened cruciform blade (12 ¼” overall). The brass hilt is clean. Its scabbard fits the dagger perfectly. All leather is clean and intact and all of its original heavy duty stitching is present. The scabbard has a large belt loop and retaining strap with eyelet that fastens to a brass stud on the front of the scabbard. The price for this excellent WW1 trench warfare piece includes UK delivery. Sn 22706 (FS box) £495.00 |
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**RARE**Victorian 1869-1874 Joseph Rodgers 6 Norfolk Street Sheffield Made For Manton & Co Calcutta Spear Point Bowie Knife With Chequered Horn Scales, German Silver Cross Guard & Leather Scabbard. Sn 19279 - 19279 The Manton family were English gunmakers beginning with John in the early 1800's, then his younger brother Joseph who operated circa 1825-35. J. Manton and Son operated circa 1832-1862 and Manton & Co is listed as operating in London and Calcutta circa 1869-74. Manton’s Calcutta operation specialised in supplying quality firearms and blades to British officer’s & Gentlemen in India. Joseph Rodgers had an unsurpassed reputation for knife making in the 19th century. The Star and Maltese cross were granted to Rodgers by the Company in 1764 and both he and later his sons continued to produce quality knives throughout the Victorian era at various premises in Sheffield including the world famous 6 Norfolk Street. Due to the high quality of their work Rodgers & Sons were awarded Royal Warrants. This is a quality 13” long, Spear Point Bowie knife & Scabbard made by Rodgers at their Norfolk street workshop for Manton & Co Calcutta. It has chequered horn scales secured by German Silver pins. A void German silver plate is mounted on one scale and it has a thick oval German silver cross guard. It has an 8 ¼” double edged, spear point steel blade with central fullers on both sides. One side of the blade is crisply marked ‘Joseph Rodgers & Sons, No 6 Norfolk Street Sheffield’ together with ‘Star and Maltese cross’ trademark and the reverse ‘Made For Manton & Co Calcutta’. The blade is 1 1/2" broad at its widest and has just small areas of staining consistent with age. The excellent, original open top brown leather scabbard has a rear belt loop. All leather & stitching of the scabbard are intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 19279 £1,345.00 |
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Victorian Era Finnish / Scandinavian Puukko Hunting Belt Knife With Bone Scrimshaw Etched Hilt & Scrimshaw Bone Etched Scabbard. ED 3003 - ED 3003 Victorian Era Finnish / Scandinavian Puukko Hunting Belt Knife With Bone Scrimshaw Etched Hilt & Scrimshaw Bone Etched Scabbard. ED 3003 - ED 3003 A Puukko is a traditional general purpose belt knife commonly found in Finland & Scandinavia, ideal for hunting & fishing with a single edged blade. This Victorian era Puukko knife and scabbard are in very good condition. It is 13 ¼” overall with a sharp 6 ½” steel single edged blade. The blade has just light staining consistent with age. The knife has a solid bone handle with wood inlays and scrimshaw decoration around the pommel. The hilt has a copper inlay at the pommel securing the full tang. The knife comes with its original open top, bone curved scabbard. The scabbard has a leather collar at the throat secured by steel nails. The leather is dry with age. One side of the scabbard has nice scrimshaw decoration featuring Reindeer / Elk Or Moose & Geometric designs. The price includes UK delivery. ED 3003 (hunting survival box) £295.00 |
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**MATCHING**WW2 U.S.M.C. Collins & Co Legitimus No.18 V-44 Combat / Survival Bowie Knife With Attractive 2 Tone Polished Horn Scales & Collins & Co Legitimus No.18 Scabbard. Sn 22671 - 22671 An excellent original WW2 United States V-44 Legitimus Combat and Survival Bowie knife by Collins & Co (see page 67 of Stephen’s book ‘Fighting Knives ‘ and plate 322 which illustrates a Collins & Co Legitimus No.18 mark the same as our example). Officially a survival knife the U.S. Marine Corps used them as a fighting knife against the Japanese. It is a large knife measuring 14” overall length and with polished horn green and black scales secured by 5 brass rivets. One scale has a few small old grazes consistent with carry and handling but no cracks and both are totally secure. It has a brass cross guard with rounded finials. The Bowie type steel blade is 9 ¼” length with drop point and twin fullers. The blade is sharp. The blade is marked with manufacturer’s mark ‘Collins & Co, Crown & trademark, Legitimus Made In U.S No.18’. It is accompanied by its original, correct, brown leather scabbard with riveted rear belt loop. The scabbard has tooled decoration and matching manufacturer marks (illustrated). All leather and stitching of the scabbard are clean & intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22671 (American knives box) £675.00 |
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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 & Correct Scabbard. ED 3002 - ED 3002 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 is clean & sharp. The blade is stamped by the manufacturer ‘Western Bowie USA’ There is no model designation visible on our example). It is in its original brown leather scabbard with belt loop which has a retaining strap with press stud fastener. All leather and stitching are clean with just light service wear. The tip of the scabbard is holed and fitted with leather thigh cord. The price for this very rare Vietnam war era piece includes UK delivery. ED 3002 (American knives box) £745.00 |
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MATCHING NUMBERS*WW2 Nazi ‘WKC’ Solingen Kriegsmarine Officer’s Dagger, Scabbard With Early Rare To Find Cast Brass Knotted Rope Form Hanging Ring Mounts As Found On Early War Pre 1941 Special Assault Landing Forces Scabbards, Bullion Cord & Portepee. - 22719 An original, WW2 era German Kriegsmarine Dagger & rare to find scabbard form. The dagger’s fullered steel blade is undamaged with just light staining consistent with age and original hilt washer. The ricasso is crisply marked with the WKC makers trademark and is numbered ‘0.412’ (it is unusual to find numbers on these blades & scabbards, the numbers may indicate issue to a specialist landing group or landing force unit). It has the distinctive Kriegsmarine 'Eagle’ Pommel, ornate cross guard with fouled anchor device, scabbard retaining catch that works as it should and correct Ivory hue resin grip with wire binding which is tight and secure. The dagger is complete with original brass scabbard which is decorated with a 'hammered' and etched design (Officers were able to choose between a fully hammered or hammered and etched design). The scabbard has 2 hanging ring mounts which have rare form knotted ropes rather than the usual Oak leaves (prior to 1941 it is believed that Officers of the Special assault or Landing forces assigned to the Kriegsmarine adopted their own form of Naval dagger. The hilts were different to standard Nazi Kriegsmarine daggers and an example of the rare Special assault / Landing forces dagger with scabbard that has the same knotted rope mounts as found on our dagger scabbard is illustrated on page 104 of Atwood’s book ‘The Daggers & Edged Weapons Of Hitler’s Germany’. The image in the book is reproduced in our images. The mounts are fitted with original hanging rings. The scabbard near to the throat has matching number ‘’0.412’. The dagger is accompanied by an original period Officer’s bullion cord & portepee. The portepee and cord are clean with just small, light areas of service wear. The price for this unusual matching numbers dagger and scabbard set worthy of further research includes UK delivery. Sn 22719 £975.00 |
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