Daggers and Knives
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Late 1800's, Indian Jambiya Arab Knife With Polished Bone Hilt, Elephants Device Pommel & Curved Double Edged Blade With Etched Panels. ED 2623 - ED 2623 The Jambiya also known as the Arab knife is in some modification found in every country in which the Arabs have lived. The blade is always curved and double edged. The finest quality examples of these knives are found in Persia & India (see pages 310 to 314 of ‘A Glossary Of The Construction Decoration & Use Of Arms & Armour’ by Stone where many variants of Jambiya are described and illustrated). This is an excellent Indian Jambiya made sometime in the late 1800's. It has a typical 9 ¾” long double edged dramatically curved steel blade with correct medial ridges on both sides. Both sides of the blade have hand tooled decorative panels in Indian form. The solid polished bone hilt is undamaged and has scalloped steel fittings including pommel cap mounted with 2 Elephants, the trunks forming a lanyard loop (which adds to the indicators that this is an Indian piece). The dagger measures 14 ¾” overall length. As is common this Jambiya is without scabbard. The price includes UK delivery. ED 2623 £245.00 |
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Second Italo-Ethiopian War Italian Fascist, MVSN (Milizia Voluntaria Sicurezza Nationale) Dagger & Scabbard Captured & Re-Used By Ethiopian Troops, Scabbard With Period Hand Applied Motto ‘WE KILL THE FLESH, WE KILL THE FLESH’ In East African Language. - 19383 The Second Italo-Ethiopian War, also referred to as the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, was fought between Italy and Ethiopia in East Africa from October 1935 to February 1937. The savage war saw thousands of casualties and was notorious for many war atrocities. This is an original Italian fascist, MVSN (Milizia Voluntaria Sicurezza Nationale) dagger & scabbard captured during the war. It has a WW1 Austro Hungarian Form Trench knife Blade & Steel Scabbard. These knives have blades similar to WW1 Austro Hungarian trench/ fighting daggers and were constructed In Part from The 2nd Pattern Italian fascist, MVSN Dagger (see page 75 plates 377 of Stephen’s book ‘Fighting Knives’). These knives were used by Italian forces during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. The knife has a clean 7 ¾” single edged sharp blade which has no damage. It measures 12 ½” overall. It has the correct contoured wood handle secured by rivets and oval steel cross guard. One side of the grip has a small cut out section which has indistinct hand carved initials. The knife is complete with its period leather riveted and stitched scabbard with belt loop, retaining strap and press stud fastener. The front of the scabbard has period hand applied ink writing ‘Lelo Tuboma Nyama Lelo Tuboma Nyama’ which is Chewa / Nyanja East African Language translating to ‘WE KILL THE FLESH, WE KILL THE FLESH’, indicating that this knife was captured from an Italian soldier and carried by the Ethiopian Soldier who took it from him. There is also a hand applied ink compass motif. The price for this captured Italian fighting knife & scabbard connected to Italo-Ethiopian War includes UK delivery. Sn 19383 £495.00 |
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WWII U.S Cattaraugus 225Q ' Quartermasters' Fighting Utility Knife And Sheath. ED 2621. - ED 2621 During WWII Quartermaster staff needed a heavy duty combat knife which was strong enough to open ammunition boxes and crates. The American Company Cattaraugus produced the 225Q (Q for Quartermaster), which because of their strength, soon found their way into regular service as a combat knife ( see page 67 Of U.S Military Knives By Cole & page 123 of US Military Knives Collectors Guide By Silvey & Boyd). This is a nice original example. It has a sturdy, broad single edged fullered 6 1/4" blade (10 ½” inches overall). The ricasso is crisply engraved with the 'Cattaraugus' signature legend and designation '225Q'. The blade has some areas of staining consistent with age and appears to have been re sharpened. Its banded handle made from compressed leather washers is showing signs of possible active battle use (see pictures). It has a steel finger guard and large oval steel pommel with flat chequered end. The knife is complete with original leather sheath with stud fastening retaining strap which functions perfectly *showing signs of age related wear to the top* and integral belt loop. Price includes UK delivery. ED 2621. £195.00 |
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WWII U.S Cattaraugus 225Q ' Quartermasters' Fighting Utility Knife And Sheath. ED 2620 - ED 2620 During WWII Quartermaster staff needed a heavy duty combat knife which was strong enough to open ammunition boxes and crates. The American Company Cattaraugus produced the 225Q (Q for Quartermaster), which because of their strength, soon found their way into regular service as a combat knife ( see page 67 Of U.S Military Knives By Cole & page 123 of US Military Knives Collectors Guide By Silvey & Boyd). This is a nice original example. It has a sturdy, broad single edged fullered 6 1/4" blade (10 ½” inches overall). The ricasso is crisply engraved with the 'Cattaraugus' signature legend and designation '225Q'. The blade has some areas of staining consistent with age. Its banded handle made from compressed leather washers is in good condition with just service wear to be expected. It has a steel finger guard *slight movement* and large oval steel pommel with flat chequered end. The knife is complete with original leather sheath *marked to the rear with previous owner* with stud fastening retaining strap which functions perfectly and integral belt loop. Price includes UK delivery. ED 2620. £225.00 |
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UNAVAILABLE UNAVAILABLE WWI Era DEMAG, Imperial German Army, Aufpflanzbarer Grabendolch Or Fixable Trench Knife Bayonet & Scabbard With Integral Belt Loop. 19478. - 19478 An Original German WW1 Demag Combination Trench Knife-Bayonet. These knife Bayonets were popular private purchase weapons for German infantry men fighting in the trenches of the Western Front, as they provided a much handier and more useful multipurpose tool than that standard Mauser M-1898 bayonet. They were produced by Deutsche Maschinefabrik A-G of Duisburg, and the collector nickname originates from the circular DEMAG – DUISBURG. The knife-bayonet is 270mm in length. The blade measures 152mm in length and 22mm at its base. It has a symmetrical double edge that starts 15mm from the guard and which is preceded by a flat ricasso with ‘Gesetzlich Geschützt’ stamped to one side and ‘Demag- Duisburg’ to the other. The grip comprises of two stamped metal parts assembled by 4 rivets. The handle has the standard trefoil-shaped groove at the rear allows attachment to the Gewehr 1898 rifle. The guard has a circular aperature to allow the rifle rod to pass through. The grip is coated in a feldgrau lacquer. The spring catch stud operates smoothly. The scabbard is virtually the same as all 160mm fighting scabbards. It has a leather frog which is riveted to the scabbard. This is a very original, excellent condition complete example of the Demag knife-bayonet. (See page 65 of German Combat Knives by Christian Mery) The price includes UK delivery. 19478. (Drawers) £575.00 |
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**MATCHING DATES** WW2 1945 British Gurkha Kukri & 1945 Dated WD Scabbard By ‘Ca’ (Cawpore Arsenal). Sn 19388 - 19388 This is an original WW2 dated British Gurkha Military Kukri. It has a 12 ¼” single edged Kukri blade with fullers & notch. It measures 17” overall. The wood handle with raised central band is secured by two large rivets and it has a steel pommel plate. The blade is date stamped ‘HW’ (unknown) & ‘45’ (1945 date) . It comes with its original leather covered wood scabbard which has a small brass chape. The scabbard is undamaged and impressed ‘C’ WD arrow 840’ together with ‘Ca1945’( date & Cawpore Arsenal mark). The scabbard is undamaged and the leather intact with just areas of light service wear. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 19388 £395.00 |
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Swedish Skinning Knife by K.J.Eriksson-Mora-Sweden. ED 2617. - ED 2617 Mora have been creating sharp knives for the rest of the world for more than 400 years. The seed of what would become one of the world's most popular knife manufacturers was sown as early as 1891 when Frost-Erik Erson returned to the village of Östnor in Mora after four years of work as a lumberjack in North America. Krång-Johan Eriksson also known as "Liss-Majt-Johan", "Bullas-Johan" or simply "KJ" was born4th October 1889 Östnor, Mora. KJ grew up in Tåmåsbyn, Östnor, and early on showed signs of entrepreneurship. As a young man, he would cycle around Mora selling bread and cookies that he had bought from his older sister Anna, who owned the café Bullas Kafé, which was almost across the road from Carl Andersson’s factory. KJ once said, that at age 12, he earned as much from his business as an adult man with a permanent job. The single sided blade is 9 ¼ cm long (19 ½ cm overall. ‘K.J.Eriksson-Mora-Sweden’ is engraved to one side of the blade. The plain wood grip is in remarkably good condition. The blade appears to have been re sharpened. The ornately imprinted leather scabbard has ‘Mora’ below a coat of arms. There is a belt hook above, held with a metal clip. The stitching to the rear is showing signs of age. The price includes UK postage. ED 2617. (Drawers) £145.00 |
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WWII German Trench Knife and Scabbard. ED 2616. - ED 2616 Trench knives came into their own as conflict had become bogged down, with the combatants sheltering in deep trenches, leading to attacks that end up with fast and furious hand to hand fighting. On all sides raiding parties are formed in order to bring back prisoners for intelligence purposes, or to destroy dugouts and strongholds. See ‘German Combat Knives’ by Christian Mery, page 30 for similar version. The blade measuring 14 ½ cm (25 ¾ cm overall) has a single edge *appears to have been re sharpened. The wooden grooved grips are held with two pins above small quillon. The grips are in very good condition. The steel scabbard retains 75% of its original paint and would have come with leather belt hoop held by two studs to the rear *missing. A nice collector’s item. The price includes UK delivery. ED 2616 (German Daggers Drawer) £325.00 |
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C1800 – 1840’s Japanese Yori Doshi (Armour Piercing) Aikuchi (Dagger Without Tsuba), Scabbard & Kodjuka (Side Knife) & Expert Assessment. Sn 19377:7 - 19377:7 This Aikuchi has been assessed by UK Japanese sword expert Bill Tagg. A copy of his hand written notes and illustrations accompany the knife. In extracts from his notes he states “C1800 – 1840’s Japanese Yori Doshi (Armour Piercing) Aikuchi (Dagger Without Tsuba). This is an unsigned mumei piece. It is in bright condition but has lots of fine scratches which are obscuring the forging details. Can see an undulating notare hamon line with what looks like a nioi crystal edge. Grain is not visible needs a polish (professional) to see what its like. Saya is speckled black lacquer with dark Buffalo horn mounts & a sentoku-Do (brass with golden hue) Kodjuka side knife in fitted pocket. Unsigned blade, hilt decorated with copper & shakudo leaves good condition with a few marks and scratching. A simple tsuka hilt of brown speckled lacquer with line banding decoration & Buffalo horn fuchi & kashira. There is no sign of menuki hilt ornaments ever being fitted NB small bit of damage horn bottom mount. An attractive looking dagger”. In his illustrations of the blade he observes ‘ cutting edge 7” (length) Total length 9 ¾”, Sujikai right slant file marks (on tang), ridge line (blade spine) is iroi mune, mune is flat (tang)’. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 19377:7 £975.00 |
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**MINT**Late Edo Period Into 20th Century Japanese Samurai Nata Gardener’s Knife With Scabbard, Tasselled Cord & Expert Assessment. Sn 19377:6 - 19377:6 This knife has been examined by Japanese sword expert Bill tag, a copy of his assessment accompanies the knife. In his notes he describes the knife as “A very good quality example in practically mint condition. A very simple forged blade made by an artisan blacksmith with basic 2 or 3 folds to the blade, crudely polished with filed decoration in bright condition crude basic tang never signed. Wood saya & tsuka possibly cherry wood capped with stag horn (antler) and tied withsplit bamboo (decorative0. Not a peasant’s tool too expensive. Well off Samurai Lords and merchants did gardening as a hobby and carried these. This mount is pure folk art by artist in wood and bamboo not signed. Most of them sold off to foreign collectors in the late 19th century”. In his illustrations he describes total length as 13 ¾” and cutting edge as just under 8”. He describes the side knife as having “Stag horn (antler) kodjuka hilt size (of knife) overall 7” unsigned blade”. The price for this Samurai knife with expert assessment includes UK delivery. Sn 19377:6 £895.00 |
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