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**VERY RARE**WW1 French Francais Armes & Cycles St Etienne Factory Made Aluminium Hilt Trench Fighting Knife With M1871 Gras Bayonet Blade & Original Steel Scabbard. Sn 19858 - 19858
This a very rare, WW1 era trench fighting knife factory made to a high quality by the French arms manufacturer Francais Armes & Cycles St Etienne (see page 27 plates 93 & 94 of Fighting Knives by Fred Stephens where an example without scabbard is illustrated). The 9” long ‘T’ section blade is correctly made from the tip of a Model 1871 Gras bayonet and the cast aluminium hilt with integral cross guard and pommel end is finely chequered. The blade has just light staining consistent with age. The cross guard is marked on one side ‘Manufacture Francais Armes & Cycles St Etienne’ and the reverse ‘Brevete’ (patents). The knife measures 13 ½” overall length. The original steel scabbard, factory made from a section of Gras bayonet scabbard has no dents and retains its original black paint and factory applied steel belt clip. The price for this very rare WW1 piece in excellent condition includes UK delivery. Sn 19858
£975.00

Victorian English Lingard Sheffield ‘Superior Cutlery’ Small Cutlery Hilt Spear Point Bowie Knife & Scabbard - 19697
Several Lingard family members lived on Pea Croft (now Solly Street) in the nineteenth century. John Lingard was listed as a maker of spring knives, Spanish dirks, and bowie, dagger and hunting knives. In 1850 he registered a switchblade design in which a large dagger blade is released when you press on a smaller penknife blade, the same type of mechanism which is used in the knife at the top of this page. John Lingard was one of the hundreds of cutlers that worked on a small scale and had their workshops within their home. This type of working was more usual within Sheffield than the large scale factories that began to be established from the 1830s onwards. John Lingard also ran The Star pub from his work and home address, 83 Pea Croft, which was one of the six pubs with a named keeper on the road in 1852. It was very common for cutlers to have more than one source of income in Sheffield, so that if there was a downturn in trade there was money still coming in to support them and their families. This is a small Victorian cutlery handled spear point Bowie by Lingard. The knife has a typical Victorian era cast white metal cutlery form handle decorated with stylised foliate design. The hilt has an oval finger guard. The 5 ½” long, steel spear point Bowie blade has staining consistent with age. One side of the blade is signed by the maker ‘Lingard Superior Cutlery’. The knife measures 10” overall. The original red hue open top leather scabbard has German Silver or brass throat mount and chape. The leather has tooled foliate decoration. All leather and stitching are intact with just light surface wear. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 19697
£375.00

English Clements (London) / Ibberson Sheffield Hand Forged Horseman's / Coachman's Multi Bladed Folding Knife With 10 Blades / Tools & Stag Antler Scales. Sn 19696 - 19696
Chas Clements were a long established firm of early 20th Century cutlers based in London. Some Clements of London knives were manufactured by Ibberson Sheffield for Clements'(see pages 19 & 20 of British & Commonwealth Military Knives by Flook). This is an English Sheffield made Horseman's / Coachman’s Multi Bladed Clasp Knife by Clements, most likely Chas Clements. The knife has 7 fold out tools, a screw driver tip forming part of the frame and 2 removable tools. The blades are marked ‘Clements Hand Forged’. The blades and tools which can be seen in the images fold neatly into its steel frame which has undamaged Stag antler scales secured by brass pins. The scales have German silver bolsters and German silver shackle. One scale has a void German silver escutcheon. Slotted into the scales are 2 tools which consist of a spike and most likely a pair of steel tweezers (the tweezers? are tightly fitted in the frame and to avoid possible damage we have not tried to remove them). Closed the knife measures 4 ¼” length. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 19696
£295.00

Early 1883 Pattern Japanese Naval Officer's Dirk With Naval Marine Anchor & Arsenal Marked Cross Guard & Scabbard. ED 2656 / Sn 9621 - ED 2656 / Sn 9621
This is an early, original 1883 Pattern Japanese Naval Officer's Dirk & Scabbard. These dirks were worn by all commissioned Officers. Towards the end of WW2 they had simulated sharkskin grips made from plastic or composite material and celluloid cross guards. Early examples had Shark skin covered grips and ornate finished fittings (see pages 70-73 of Military Swords Of Japan By Fuller & Gregory). This dirk has the correct early shark skin covered wire bound grip with brass mounts & recurving cross guard (one side of the hilt’s skin covering has an old stable and secure split which can be seen in the images). The pommel cap and both sides of the hilt have Imperial chrysanthemum ‘Mon’ devices. The cross guard has a crisp blossom with Naval marine anchor mark and indistinct arsenal mark. It has a clean 8 ¾” single edged blade with fullers. It measures 13 ¼” overall and the hilt is slotted for retaining lug which is mounted on its scabbard. The lacquered leather bound wood scabbard has brass mounts embossed with prunus blossoms. Each side throat mount has brass hanging rings. The upper mount of the scabbard has the correct press button retaining lug. The price for this Japanese Naval piece includes UK delivery. ED 2656 / Sn 9621
£895.00

**RARE** FR693 / FR271 Cold War British WD Wilkinson Royal Marines Admiralty Contract 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes FS Commando Fighting Knife With No.3 Mould Mark & Correct FR693 Designation (Made From WW2 Re-Furbished FS Examples) & FR271 Scabbard. - 19736
This is a rare, 1960’s British Wilkinson Royal Marines Admiralty Contract 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes FS Commando Fighting Knife, Designated FR693 & Correct FR271 Designated Scabbard (see page 166 -173 of The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife & Other Commando Knives By Flook). In his book there is a reference to a quantity of knives being supplied to the Admiralty by Wilkinson contract in 1964 for Royal Marine Commando issue stamped ‘FR693’. He also states that even though Wilkinson supplied these knives in 1964 its origins go back to at least 1955 and possibly earlier. Some of these knives were made using re-furbished WW2 examples. The knives were designated ‘FR693’ & the scabbards ‘FR271’. Our example is in excellent condition. The knife has an undamaged blackened brass 3rd pattern hilt. The hilt is stamped with ‘FR693’ stores code and number 3 mould mark indicating that this is a WW2 knife re-furbished and re-designated to fill the contract. It has a 177mm long double edged blued steel blade with medial ridge. It is complete with original scabbard with external blackened brass chape. It retains its original 4 sewn on leather tabs & elastic retaining strap. The rear of the scabbard is impressed with correct ‘FR271’ designation. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 19736
£1,195.00

**RARE, WW1 MAHARAJAH OF JODPHUR SPECIAL CONSIGNMENT ALLOY HILT**British Military Gurkha Kukri With 2 Alloy Hilt Skinners Scabbard & Frog. Sn 19711 - 19711
During the Great War, the Maharajah of Jodphur, out of respect and friendship to the British nation raised a Regiment of troops to be sent to France to fight alongside British forces. Each soldier was equipped with a specially manufactured kukri. These knives had hilts of white metal instead of the more usual wood. They also had blued blades with the Maharajah’s crest (see page 31 plate 116 of ‘Fighting Knives’ by Stephens). This is an original Alloy hilt Kukri as found on the Maharajah of Jodphur’s special consignment kukris. The sturdy military grade weapon is 16 ¼” overall length. The alloy hilt has brass bolsters and brass pommel cap. The curved 12” steel blade has the distinctive Kukri ‘notch’. The blade has fullers and just staining consistent with age. There is no visible blueing or crest visible on the blade which may have been removed by cleaning and sharpening throughout its life. The scabbard made of wood is covered in leather. It has 2 small pockets for the skinners at the throat. One skinners blades is 3 ¼” length the other 2 ¾”, both are typically curved and have light staining consistent with age. Their alloy hits are secure and undamaged. Both have brass pommel caps. The scabbard is fitted with its leather frog which has 2 belt loops. All leather and stitching are intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 19711
£395.00

Early 1883 Pattern Japanese Naval Officer's Dirk With Suya Sword Shop Tokyo ‘Harp’ Marked Cross Guard & Scabbard. Sn 19620 - 19620
This is an early, original 1883 Pattern Japanese Naval Officer's Dirk & Scabbard. These dirks were worn by all commissioned Officers. Towards the end of WW2 they had simulated sharkskin grips made from plastic or composite material and celluloid cross guards. Early examples had Shark skin covered grips and ornate finished fittings (see pages 70-73 of Military Swords Of Japan By Fuller & Gregory). This dirk has the correct early shark skin covered wire bound grip with brass mounts & recurving cross guard (one side of the hilt’s skin covering has an old stable and secure split which can be seen in the images). The pommel cap and both sides of the hilt have Imperial chrysanthemum ‘Mon’ devices. The cross guard has a crisp inspection stamp the same as found on a naval dirk illustrated on page 73 plate 97 of Fuller & Gregory’s book which is the Suya Sword Shop Tokyo ‘harp’ mark, see page 185 Fig 15-1 (i) of Dawson’s book ‘Swords Of Imperial Japan)’. It has a clean 8 ¾” single edged blade with fullers. It measures 13” overall and the hilt is slotted for retaining lug which is mounted on its scabbard. The polished Ray skin bound wood scabbard has brass mounts embossed with prunus blossoms. Each side throat mount has brass hanging rings. The upper mount of the scabbard has the correct press button retaining lug. The price for this Japanese Naval piece includes UK delivery. Sn 19620
£895.00

‘Buck 501’ Pocket Knife and Leather Pouch. ED 26501 - ED 2651
The American Company, Buck Knives was founded in San Diego, California in the early 1900's and is now located in Post Falls, Idaho. The company has a long history through five generations of the Buck family. The blade is 6.5 cm long (16 cm overall when open) the blade appears to have been re sharpened. The brown plastic grips are held with two pins inside two indented bolsters. The tang has ‘Buck 501 U.S.A.’ to one side. The soft leather pouch is a nice addition and is in good order. The price includes UK postage. ED 2651.
£75.00

‘Double Sharp’ Pocket Knife and Leather Pouch by ‘George Ibberson-Sheffield’. ED 2647. - ED 2647
Ibberson is a famous and popular name in the Sheffield cutlery industry. From the mid-17th century to the beginning of the 19th century, there were just under a hundred Sheffield cutlers named Ibberson (or Ibbotson). A cutler named William Ibberson operated in the Stannington area to the north west of Sheffield as long ago as 1666, but it has been claimed that the origins of the George Ibberson company can be traced back to a Joseph Ibberson who made cutlery in 1700. In 1873, the company registered its world famous Stradivarius Violin trademark with The Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire. This mark, along with Ibberson’s other great trademark, Double sharp ##, would go on to gain legendary status amongst knife enthusiasts the world over. The blade measures 7 cm and hasn’t been re sharpened. ‘George Ibberson – Double Sharp ## Stainless Sheffield England’ is etched to one side of the polished blade. The unmarked two tone grips are held with three brass pins below two brass bolsters. The knife fits the black leather pouch perfectly, the stitching is intact. The pocket knife measure 16 ½ cm overall when opened and 9 ¾ cm when closed. The price for this collectable pocket knife includes UK delivery. ED 2647.
£95.00

**SOLD**Boxed George Wostenholm I*XL Twin Blade Pocket Knife. ED 2646. - ED 2646
Along with Joseph Rodgers, George Wostenholm is possibly the most famous name in Sheffield cutlery. Geo Wostenholm’s first knife making works were established in 1785. The Wostenholm business now forms part of the Egginton Group, Sheffield. The larger of the two blades measures 7 cm and has ‘I*XL George Wostenholm-Sheffield England’ inscribed and the smaller measures 5 cm and has ‘Stainless Steel’ inscribed. Both blades are in excellent condition and haven’t been re sharpened. The white horn grips are held with three brass pins above brass coloured bolsters. The knife measures 9 ½ cm when fully closed. A lovely pocket knife from a legendary maker. The price includes UK delivery. ED 2646.
£0.00
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