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Victorian Joseph Rodgers & Sons 6 Norfolk Street, Sheffield ‘Hunting Knife’ Bowie With Polished Horn Scales, German Silver Fittings & Scabbard. ED 2171 - ED 2171
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 page 236 of Joseph Rodgers & Sons By Domenech). This is an unusual Victorian era Bowie made at Rodgers & Sons 6 Norfolk Street premises. The 12¼” long, Bowie has polished horn scales secured by steel pins. It has German silver bolsters at the pommel and at the cross guard. The lower bolsters are ribbed and engraved ‘No6’ (Norfolk Street). It has a German silver finger guard consisting of 2 German silver plates secured to the tang by a single German silver pin allowing movement of the cross guard as normally found on folding Bowies, not fixed blade Bowies such as ours. It has a 7 ¼” single edged, steel leaf shaped blade. The blade, on one side is marked crisply at the ricasso, 'No 6 Sheffield, Steel' and near to the spine ‘HUNTING KNIFE’. The reverse is stamped with Rodgers Tutonic type cross trade marks. The blade has age related staining and patination and a few minor nicks to the cutting edge. Its original brown leather scabbard has an integral belt loop with retaining strap and stud fastener. All leather & stitching of the scabbard are intact. The price for this Victorian Bowie by one of the famous Sheffield cutlers includes UK delivery. ED 2171 (Hunting/Survival)
£295.00

**MINT**LARGE & SUBSTANTIAL** Victorian British Officer’s Private Purchase North West Frontier Kard Fighting Knife With Tropical Hardwood Scales & Leather Covered Wood Scabbard With Retaining Strap. Sn 20771 - 20771
A Kard (Persian: knife) is considered a type of knife found in the Persianate societies like Persia, Turkey, Armenia and all the way to India. Mostly used in the 18th century and before, they typically have a straight single edged blade and are long knives with no guard and usually the handle was bone, ivory, horn or tropical hardwood. It was mostly a stabbing weapon, and commonly the point would be reinforced to penetrate chain mail. A major characteristic of a kard is that the hilt is only partially covered by the scabbard. Campaign fighting knives were popular private purchase fighting / hunting knives for British Officer’s fighting against Afghan tribes on the North West Frontier. This is an original period Kard quality made during campaign in India no doubt commissioned by a British officer. Our Kard is a substantial weapon in near mint condition. It has finely chequered undamaged, original chequered tropical hardwood scales secured by steel pins. It has steel hilt bolsters tapered to provide a small finger guard and typically is without cross guard. The pommel has a lug, winged by the grip scales. The lug fastens to a retaining strap with eyelet on the scabbard and keeps the knife securely in the scabbard. The heavy 10 ¾” single edged steel blade is clean and sharp and tapers to a sharp point. The heavy blade is 8mm thick at the hilt, gradually tapering to 1mm thick at the tip. The blade is 1 ½” broad at the hilt and tapers to 1mm width at the tip. The Kard is a large 16 ¼” overall length. There are no maker marks on the Kard. The knife is complete with original brown leather covered wood open top scabbard. The throat has a small leather belt hanger loop and has the aforementioned leather retaining strap with eyelet which fastens correctly to the Kard’s pommel lug. The scabbard has a small copper chape. The price for this impressive Kard includes UK delivery. Sn 20771 (In Bowies Box)
£375.00

WW2 1944 British Army In India WD Gurkha Kukri, 2 Skinners & Leather Covered Wood Scabbard With Khaki Canvas Field Combat Cover & Leather Laced Webbing Frog. Sn 20672:2 - 20672:2
This is an original WW2 dated British WD Gurkha Military Kukri. It has a 12 ½” single edged Kukri blade with fullers & blood notch. The blade has just light staining to be expected with age and service use. The blade is marked with WD arrow and 1944 date together with ‘Genuine’. It measures 16 ½” overall. The tropical hard wood grip has grooved bands in the midsection and 2 nickel plated brass bands (nickel finish rubbed with age and service use) & is secured by 2 rivets. It has a brass pommel cap with traces of original nickel plate finish. It comes with original leather covered wood scabbard fitted with khaki field combat cover & webbing frog which is secured to the scabbard by leather laces. The scabbard has 2 pockets for the skinners at the throat. The skinner’s blades are typically curved. Both skinners have wood handles with brass pommel caps. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 20672:2 (fighting knives box)
£575.00

Georgian Era 'Military Outfitter’s Sample' Miniature British 1796 Pattern Light Cavalry Officer’s Sword & Scabbard. Sn 18123:1. - 18123:1
The Pattern 1796 Light Cavalry Sabre was used primarily by British Light Dragoons and Hussars during the Napoleonic Wars (see page 77 of World Swords by Withers). The blade is remembered today as one of the best of its time and has been described as the finest cutting sword ever manufactured in quantity. Officers of the famous 95th Rifles, Light Infantry Regiments and the "flank" Companies of Line Regiments adopted these Swords. This piece is most likely a sample piece made provided by sword manufacturer’s to Military Outfitters in the Georgian era to advertise their full size weapons. It is in as found & un-messed with condition. The sword measures just 22” overall and the fullered curved 18 ¾” sabre blade is etched on both sides with foliate panels. There are no visible date or manufacturer marks. The brass guard with knuckle bow and langets is typical 1796 pattern. The original leather and wire gilt binding of the wood grip is tired and worn. Some sections of wire binding are absent. Its original steel scabbard has some minor dents but no cracks or splits. The scabbard has 2 brass hanging ring mounts with 2 brass or German Silver hanging rings attached. The price for this unusual piece worthy of further research includes UK delivery. Sn 18123:1.
£345.00

WW2 1945 British WD Joseph Westby Sheffield RAF Pilots & Air Crews Folding Machete / Fighting Knife With Blade Guard. Sn 20593 - 20593
Joseph Westby was the son of a manager at Brookes and Crookes, the company where he completed his apprenticeship and worked until 1888. After a short partnership with Charles Levick, which ended in 1894, he set up as Joseph Westby & Co Ltd. at Congo Works Trippet Lane. This company was declared insolvent in 1896, but Westby did continue to trade under his name. By 1913 he was listed as a manufacturer of pen and pocket knives in the Times Buildings, Bow Street/Trippet Lane. Westby died in 1929, and the name was not used again until during the Second World War, when it was based in Furnival Street. This is an original WW2 dated British WD Military folding machete / fighting knife by Westby. These Machetes were issued to RAF pilots & air crews. This example has the correct riveted handle and removable tin blade cover. The machete measures 16" extended & 11 ¼” folded. The 10” blade has some staining consistent with age & service use. The blade is marked by the manufacturer " Joseph Westby Sheffield " on one side and the reverse has “1945” date and WD arrow. It's black Bakelite grips are secure & undamaged. The Machete's folding lock action operated by thumb lever at the cross guard works as it should. The grip frame has a holed lug for wrist strap. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 20593 (Fighting Knives Box)
£275.00

WW2 1945 British Gurkha India Government ‘IC’ Marked Kukri & Scabbard With Frog. ED 2312 - ED 2312
This is an original British India Arsenal made Gurkha Military Kukri. It has a 12 ¼” inch single edged fullered Kukri blade & measures 16 ¾” overall. The wood handle with raised central band has a steel pommel plate. The blade has the correct notch near to the hilt. The blade is stamped '45' (1945 date with double struck number 4) and ‘IC’ (India Government mark). There are also other indistinct inspection marks including number ‘7’ on the spine. It comes with its original leather covered wood scabbard. The scabbard is fitted with original laced frog which has 2 belt loops. some small areas of leather of the scabbard are absent near to the throat. The surface of the leather has age and service related scuffing to be expected. The price includes UK delivery. ED 2312 (fighting hunting knives box)
£395.00

**RARE**WW2 Era MK 1 British Army In India /Chindit Paratroopers Fighting Knife & Scabbard With Period Leather Frog. Sn 20576 - 20576
These wood gripped combat knives have over the years gained the designation of paratrooper knives but it is not known if they were specifically made for issue to such troops. Several variations are known, all of which have double edged blades with central fuller, square shank ricasso, oval cross guard and wood grips cut with 3 grooves and secured by 2 steel rivets (see page 203 and plates 490 & 491 of Ron Flook’s book British & Commonwealth Military Knives where knives similar to ours with scabbards similar to ours are illustrated, also the front cover of his book where a similar knife to ours is illustrated (images from the author’s book are reproduced in our images). This is an original WW2 British Army In India / Chindit Paratroopers fighting knife. The knife has the correct double edged blade (6 ½” length, 10 ½” overall) with central fuller, square shank ricasso, oval brass cross guard and wood grips cut with 3 grooves and secured by 2 steel rivets. The blade is fitted with original leather hilt washer. Ron Flook describes these knives as being made by various companies including ‘MIL- Metal Industries Ltd & ATD- Army Traders Dhuran’ (see page 204 of his book). The blade has staining & patina consistent with age and service use and there are no visible date or maker marks. This example is complete with its original leather scabbard with steel throat mount which has a frog locket and external steel chape. The leather has a stitched rear seam. The scabbard is fitted with an original period leather frog which has a single belt loop. The rear of the belt loop has a period field repair which can be seen in the images. All leather & stitching of the scabbard and frog are supple, clean & intact. The price for this rare fighting knife includes UK delivery. Sn 20576 (fs box)
£975.00

**RESERVED**RESERVED** David North Of Killamarsh Sheffield England Hand Made pear Point Bowie Knife With Brass Fittings, Polished Buffalo Horn Scales & Scabbard. Sn 20554 - 20554
David North of Killamarsh Sheffield is a manufacturer of quality knives. This impressive, large, hand tooled Bowie was made by David North. The polished steel, Spear Point Bowie blade is 8 ¼” long and 1 ¼” broad. The knife measures a massive 13” overall length. The ricasso is crisply stamped 'David North Sheffield England'. The knife has a brass finger guard with scalloped edge, brass grip frame with curved pommel. It has polished Buffalo horn scales which have no chips or cracks. The knife comes with its open top brown leather scabbard with integral belt loop. The Bowie fits the scabbard snugly. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 20554
£0.00

**UNUSUAL**Late Victorian Era ‘J. Sainsbury Ltd’ (London) Spear Point Bowie Knife With Quality Made Later Scabbard. ED 2214 - ED 2214
This late Victorian form Bowie has undamaged thick walnut scales secured by brass pins, the edge of one scale is scalloped for grip. It has a heavy brass finger guard sections and pommel cap sections secured by brass pins. The Bowie has a 7 ¾” long single edged spear point form blade. It measures 12 ½” overall length. The blade has some staining and has aged patina. Unusually one side of the blade is faintly marked ‘J. Sainsbury Ltd’. We cannot find any reference to a knife maker named Sainsbury but it may be that in the early days of Sainsbury’s the British Supermarket, the founder John Sainsbury may have retailed this type of knife (J. Sainsbury plc, trading as Sainsbury's, is the second largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1869 by John Sainsbury with a shop in Drury Lane, London, the company was the largest UK retailer of groceries for most of the 20th century). The later quality made open top scabbard is leather and has a single belt loop. All leather and stitching of the scabbard are clean and intact. The price for this unusually marked knife worthy of further research includes UK delivery. ED 2214
£275.00

Victorian Era English Form Boar / Deer Hunting Dagger / Sidearm With German Made Alexander Coppel GmbH (Alcoso), Solingen Blade, Polished Horn Hilt, Brass Lion’s Head Pommel & Scabbard. Sn 20504 - 20504
This is an excellent original Victorian era Hunting Dagger / Sidearm. These substantial weapons were carried when hunting large game such as Deer or Boar for self defence and to deliver the 'death blow' to the hunted prey. This example has an undamaged solid polished horn hilt & heavy brass fittings including re-curving cross guard and Lion’s head pommel. Its 18” single edged steel blade has fullers. The blade is undamaged with just light areas of staining consistent with age. It measures 23 ¾” overall. The blade is etched on one side with the German maker’s trademark. The sidearm has its original leather covered wood, open top scabbard with rear seam and German silver throat mount and ball tip chape. The throat mount has a frog bar. All leather & stitching are excellent. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 20504 (Hunting/Survival)
£575.00
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