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Wostenholm I*XL Hunting Knife with Leather Sheath. ED 2486 - ED 2486
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 – 10 ½ cm. Total length including handle – 22 ½ cm. This knife has a 12 cm hardwood handle with two finger grooves. It has a small brass cross guard above a red painted band with an ornate engraving and a brass pommel which is also engraved. The blade itself is engraved ‘I * XL with George Wolstenholm and Sons’ on a scroll with ‘Sheffield England’ beneath. The knife comes with its original engraved thick leather sheath with rear belt loop, which is in excellent condition too. The price includes U.K. delivery. ED 2486.
£195.00

**RARE**PROTO-TYPE** Ron & Roy Middleton Sheffield (Sons Of The Now Deceased J.E. Middleton) Fighting Knife Form Dagger With Trial Blade & Scabbard. ED 2483 - ED 2483
Throughout the 1970’s and 1990’s the famous Sheffield cutlers J.E. Middleton & his sons Ron & Roy specialised in producing quality classic English & American design Bowies at their Rockingham Street, Sheffield premises. This is a proto-type Ron & Roy Middleton knife with trials fighting knife dagger blade. When these knives entered their stock lists they had straight blades without the curved cut outs near to the blade shank found on our example. It has a 6” polished steel dagger blade. The knife measures 10 ¾” overall length. The blade is stamped ‘R&R Middleton Sheffield’. It has a brass finger guard. The wood scales are secured by brass pins. It is complete with its near mint brown leather open top scabbard with brass riveted belt loop. All stitching & leather of the scabbard are intact. The belt loop is impressed with Ron & Roy’s stylised ‘RR’ mark. The price for this rare knife which never appeared in the Middleton’s stock lists and is a must for any serious Middleton collector includes UK delivery. ED 2483
£495.00

Edwardian 1903-1904 Sterling Silver Samuel & Herbert Biggin (Cambridge Street) Sheffield Hunting / Skinner Knife With Stag Antler Grip & Scabbard. ED 2479 - ED 2479
This is an excellent Edwardian Sterling Silver mounted Hunting / Skinning Knife. The knife has a curved, clean, 10.3cm single edged stainless steel blade. The blade is faintly marked Sheffield England below indistinct manufacturer name (to faint to photograph). Its solid Stag antler hilt has ornate silver mounts (ferrule and pommel cap) with 1903-1904 sterling silver hallmarks ‘SBHB’ which is ‘Samuel & Herbert Biggin’ first registered at Cambridge Street Sheffield in July 1888. The knife has a small German silver finger guard. The knife measures 23.5cm overall. The knife is complete with its excellent original brown leather open top scabbard with single belt loop. The front of the scabbard has a panel of tooled decoration. The price includes UK delivery. ED 2479
£395.00

WW1 Era Quality Mappin & Webb, Sheffield British Cavalry Officer’s Private Purchase Steel & German Silver Construction ‘Trustworthy’ Horseman’s Multi Bladed Folding Clasp Knife.With Removable Reign Bolts. Sn 18092 - 18092
John Mappin, the youngest of the prestigious Victorian Mappin Brothers Cutlers started his own business Mappin & Company, opening the first Mappin store in 1860 at 77-78 Oxford Street, London. In 1864 John Mappin was joined in the new venture by his brother in law George Webb forming Mappin, Webb. ‘Mappin & Webb Ltd ‘ was first recorded in 1889, and at this stage the business was focused on manufacturing based in Sheffield. The relationship with the British Monarchy began in the late 19th Century and was formalised when Her Majesty Queen Victoria first granted a royal warrant to Mappin & Webb as silversmiths, in 1897, the year of Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee. Mappin & Webb has held a royal warrant as silversmiths to each of the five subsequent sovereigns and today holds a Royal Warrant as Silversmiths to Her Majesty The Queen and to HRH The Prince of Wales. This is a WW1 era Horseman’s Multi Bladed clasp Knife by Mappin & Webb, most likely a British officer’s private purchase piece. The knife’s fold out tools and blades consist of a button or boot hook, corkscrew, fullered spike, curved blade and single edged blade. The blades are marked by the manufacturer ‘Trustworthy Mappin & Webb Sheffield’. The body of the knife has 2 original removable reign screw bolts with nuts. The knife has undamaged German silver scales. The blades & accessories are undamaged with just the staining to be expected with age. All blades fold neatly into its frame. The price for this quality piece includes UK delivery. Sn 18092
£395.00

**SOLD**A Collection Of 12 (now 9) Various Scottish Sgian Dubh Dirk Knives With Scabbards (THE PRICE IS FOR ONE DIRK ). Sn 17803 - 17803
Scottish Sgian Dubh 'Gaelic- Black Knife' were carried by heavily armed Scottish Clansmen. Tucked into the sock, this was reputed to be the weapon of last resort. Today it remains an essential part of traditional Highland wear. This is an excellent collection of 12 Various Scottish Sgian Dubh dirks with scabbards. ( No1 SOLD 30/04) ( No 4 sold 19/10) ( No 5 Sold 03/10) They each have various form hilts, some with traditional Cairngorm ‘jewel’ top mounts, Scottish themed badge mounts and embossed white metal fittings. The blades of numbers 4, 7, 10 & 12 are marked ‘Art Pewter Stainless Steel Made In Scotland’. The blade of Number 8 is marked ‘Stainless’. The back of the simulated Stag horn hilt of number 7 is decorated with a Poem of the famous Scotsman Robert Burns ‘My heart is in the Highlands, my heart is not here, my heart is in the Highlands, a chasing the Dear’. All are in excellent condition with clean blades protected by storage grease. The price is for one individual knife each & includes UK delivery. Sn 17803 (Please Note the number to the left of the dirk you want to order and quote the number at time of purchase)
£0.00

Victorian / Edwardian Era English Crookes & Crookes Sheffield Folding Multi Tool Gamekeeper’s / Shooter’s Clasp Knife With 12 and 16 Bore Shotgun Cartridge Extractor’s & Spratt’s Patent Game Meal Advertising Livery. Sn 17785 - 17785
In 1859 the Sheffield cutlers John Brookes & Thomas Crookes appear in Melville & Co’s Commercial directory of Sheffield as manufacturers of knives and dressing case instruments. The Company had a warehouse, workshops, engine house & grinding wheel behind a house on St Philip’s Road on the outskirts of the cutlery making district of Sheffield. The workshop / factory was named the Atlantic works and was previously the address of knife maker Thomas Wigfall. The Company took advantage of the booming American market making Bowies for the British & American markets (see pages 161-163 of The Sheffield Knife Book by Tweedale). Established in London circa 1860 Spratt’s pioneered the concept of animal life stages with appropriate foods for each stage. This is a nice Multi Bladed Clasp Knife by Southern & Richardson in the form popular in the Victorian / Edwardian era advertising Spratt’s game meal. The knife has 7 tools and blades (1 single edged blade, corkscrew, screwdriver tip frame, hook, 12 & 16 bore shotgun cartridge extractor bolsters, removable spike or tweezers). The blade and hook are signed by the makers ‘Crookes & Crookes Sheffield’ and have their bell trademark. The 3” single edged blade is etched ‘Spratt’s Game Meal’ on both sides (one side mostly rubbed). The hook is marked with bell trade mark alongside ‘Patent’ & ‘Graduating Extractor’. The knife has undamaged Stag horn scales. Both scales are mounted with German Silver plates embossed ‘Spratt’s Patent’ together with ‘X’ mark One scale is mounted with void German Silver oval disc. One end of the frame has a screwdriver tip. The German Silver bolsters act as shotgun cartridge extractors. One bolster has the bell trademark alongside ‘Patent’ and ‘12’ (bore). The other has the bell trademark alongside ‘Patent’ and ‘16’ (bore) The block hinge of the corkscrew is German Silver. One scale is slotted for accessory which holds a steel spike or tweezers (the accessory is firmly lodged in the scale and we do not want to risk damage by forcibly removing it). The blades & accessories have staining to be expected with age. With the 3” blade unfolded the knife measures 8” overall length. All blades and tools fold neatly into its steel frame which is reinforced with brass inserts. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 17785
£475.00

UNAVAILABLE UNAVAILABLE Victorian Era English Southern & Richardson Sheffield Folding Multi Bladed Sportsman’s ‘Nest Knife’. Sn 17786 - 17786
Mr Southern and Mr Wilson founded the company in 1828, with Mr Wilson as the works manager and Mr Southern as the travelling salesman. A centenary booklet by the company pointed out that ‘Travelling in those days was a long… [and] very tedious business, as it had to be done by horse and trap’ and that Mr Southern was away for very long periods of time, because he had to travel throughout the country and to the Mediterranean markets. In 1847 Mr Wilson retired and was replaced by Mr Samuel Richardson, which was when the company name changed to Southern & Richardson. In 1851 the company moved from Wheeldon Works, Solly Street to the Don Cutlery Works on Doncaster Street, where they stayed for over 70 years. During the First World War the company made cutlery for the Army and Navy, continuing when 65% of their employees joined up, a figure that was the highest for all firms in Sheffield. In total, 18 employees were killed during their service.In 1919 Southern & Richardson joined Sheffield Cutlery Manufacturers Ltd, a merger led by Needham, Veall & Tyzack. This venture was not a success and in order to rationalise production, Southern and Richardson moved to the Needham, Veall & Tyzack site on Thomas Street and Milton Street. This is a nice Multi Bladed Clasp Knife by Southern & Richardson in the form popular in the Victorian era. The knife has 10 tools and blades (2 single edged blades,1 saw blade, gimlet, corkscrew, file with screwdriver tip, triangular spike, hook, removable spike and tweezers). Some of the blades and tools are signed by the makers ‘Southern & Richardson Sheffield’ and have ‘Birds nest with eggs’ devices. One blade is marked ‘Nest Knife’ together with nest device . The knife has undamaged Stag horn scales. One scale is mounted with void German Silver oval disc. The frame of the knife has German Silver edges and reinforcing pin to one end and it has a German Silver shackle. The scales are slotted for accessories which securely hold the removable steel spike and tweezers. The blades & accessories have staining to be expected with age. With the largest large 3” blade unfolded the knife measures 8 ¼” overall length. All blades and tools fold neatly into its steel frame which is reinforced with brass inserts. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 17786
£395.00

Nowill & Sons Sheffield Scottish Sgian Dubh Knife With Stag Antler Hilt & Scabbard. Sn 17711 - 17711
Scottish Sgian Dubh 'Gaelic- Black Knife' were carred by heavily armed Scottish Clansmen. Tucked into the sock, this was reputed to be the weapon of last resort. Today it remains an essential part of traditional Highland wear. This is a quality Scottish Sgian Dubh knife by John Nowill & Sons of Sheffield who have been making quality knives in Sheffield since 1700. This example has a polished steel 3 ¾” single edged blade with fullers on both sides & a scalloped section back edge. One side of the blade has a rubbed light etching signature ‘Nowill & Sons Sheffield’. The knife measures 8 ¼” overall length. Its solid polished stag antler hit has a brass ferrule and white metal pommel cap. The Sgian Dubh is complete with black leather covered wood open top scabbard. The scabbard’s white metal fittings have embossed traditional Scottish designs including Scottish Thistle device . The price includes UK delivery. Sn 17711
£195.00

1970’s William Rodgers Sheffield ‘I Cut My Way’ Trade Mark Stainless Steel Saw Back ‘Amphibian’ Fishing Knife With Cork Hilt & Leather Scabbard. ED 2516 - ED 2516
The Sheffield cutler William Rodgers was recorded in the 1852 directory. His trade mark was ‘I Cut My Way’ together with mincing knife device. The company ceased trading towards the late 19th Century. In 1911 John Clarke advertised the trademark as his own & used it to good effect in the 20th century. The Eggington group acquired the trademark in the 1980’s. This form of Rodgers fishing knife featured in a 1970 William Rodgers catalogue, an picture of the catalogue can be seen in image 3. It has lightweight cork hilt to assist buoyance if dropped into water, the hilt has a ringed hole for lanyard and brass bar finger guard. It has a clean 6” stainless steel blade with 4”saw back section. One side of the blade is crisply marked by the manufacturer together with Company trademark ‘stainless’ and model designation ‘Amphibian’ (all illustrated). The tan leather scabbard has a belt loop with retaining strap & press stud fastener. The price includes UK delivery. ED 2516
£275.00

Fred James Sheffield Custom Made Dirk With Etched Blade & Open Top Leather Scabbard. ED 2513 - ED 2513
Before his death in 1986 Fred James was Sheffield's best known Bowie Knife maker. He began his career in 1935 at Johnson's Portobello Works & continued work at Wostenholm's Washington Works in 1956. In 1971 when the companies of Wostenholm and Rodgers merged, James began his own knife making business (see pages 214-215 of The Sheffield Knife Book By Tweedale). This is a Fred James Sheffield custom made Dirk & scabbard. The knife & scabbard are in very good condition. The knife has a wood hilt. The 4 ½” spear point blade is polished steel with scalloped decoration on the back edge and a line of holes piercing the top edge. One side of the blade has etched foliate decoration (interestingly Fred James’ wife also now deceased etched the blades of her husband’s knives). The ricasso is stamped "F. W. James Sheffield". The knife is 7 ¾” overall length. The open top scabbard is brown leather with front seam and rear belt loop. The price includes UK delivery. ED 2513
£295.00
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