Daggers and Knives
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**EXTREMELY RARE**POSSIBLY UNIQUE WILKINSON COLLECTION EXHIBITION PIECE**Miniature British 1st Pattern Type FS Commando Fighting Knife With Etched Panel Blade, Scabbard & Bonhams Auction Catalogue Dated 11/4/2006 In Which The Knife Featured & Was Sold. - 23577 The 1st Pattern FS fighting knife was introduced in 1940 and produced by Wilkinson Sword (see page 63 of The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife & Other Commando Knives By Flook). In his book page 142 the author illustrates a 2nd type miniature FS knife and scabbard and comments that a 1st pattern type miniature has been noted. This possibly unique miniature 1st pattern, FS dagger with its original scabbard is most likely a Wilkinson collection exhibition piece. We have never seen one of these miniatures before. The brass hilt retains has correct knurled grip. The ricasso is marked on one side with ‘Wilkinson Sword’ and their crossed swords legend. Its double edged dagger blade with medial ridge measures a diminutive 113mm in length. The undamaged blade has just light areas of staining consistent with age. It is complete with original tan leather scabbard with brass chape & integral belt loop with leather retaining strap which has a brass lug fastener. The scabbard has its original 4 sewn on leather tabs as found on full size FS daggers. All leather & stitching are clean & intact. The miniature is accompanied by a Bonhams auction catalogue dated 11/4/2006 in which the knife, from the Wilkinson Collection featured & was sold (lot 157). This miniature is illustrated and listed on page 22 of the catalogue and also features on the front cover (our image 1 bottom right is the image of the miniature in the catalogue). The price for this unique piece includes UK delivery. Sn 23577 (in FS box) £1,950.00 |
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**MINT**UNUSUAL VARIANT**MULTI RINGED BRASS HILT**POSSIBLE JOHN CLARKE SHEFFIELD PRODUCT**WW2 Era British Officer’s Quality Private Purchase Fairbairn Sykes FS Commando Fighting Knife & Scabbard. Sn 23580 - 23580 A near mint condition Officer’s private purchase FS in un-usual form and in similar form of a John Clarke Sheffield variant illustrated on page 110 plate 7.48 of Flook’s book ‘The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife & Other Commando Knives’. In the day this item would have been expensive. The handle of our example is blackened brass with multiple rings (there are many more rings and they are finer than the rings / ribs found on FS 3rd pattern variants). It has a blued steel cross guard & an undamaged 166mm long clean blued steel blade with medial ridge. It is complete with its original scabbard with blackened brass chape & single belt loop. It retains its original elastic retaining strap and its original 4 sewn on leather tabs. All leather & stitching of the scabbard are clean & intact. The price for this FS knife worthy of further research includes UK delivery. Sn 23580 £895.00 |
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**VERY RARE**9 ROPED RINGS VARIANT**WW2 British Officer’s Private Purchase Ribbed & Roped Alloy Hilt Fairbairn Sykes FS Commando Fighting Knife & Scabbard. Sn 23578 - 23578 A very scarce WW2 example of the alloy handled ribbed and roped Pattern Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife. For many years this pattern of Commando knife were believed to be solely private purchase weapons, however, on page 129 of Ron Flook's book 'The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife & Other Commando Knives', he describes at least 2 War Dept issued examples being seen. In the day these would have been expensive items and there are no visible WD marks on our example, so most likely an Officer’s private purchase piece. The handle of our example has 9 roped rings. It has a blued steel cross guard & an undamaged 173mm long clean blackened steel blade with medial ridge. It is complete with its original scabbard with blackened brass chape & single belt loop. It retains its original elastic retaining strap and its original 4 sewn on leather tabs. All leather & stitching of the scabbard are clean & intact. A very scarce FS knife. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23578 £1,295.00 |
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Late Victorian Boer War Era British Officer’s/ Cavalry Horseman's Folding Clasp Knife By A. Barrett & Sons 63 & 64 Piccadilly (London) With Removable Rein Studs. Sn 23631 - 23631 Andrew Barrett & Sons were recorded as working at various London addresses including 63 & 64 Piccadilly, and are recorded in the 1865 directory (see page 20 of the London Knife Book by Flook). This is a nice original, English, London made Officer’s/ Horseman's Folding Knife by A. Barrett & Sons 63 & 64 Piccadilly. It has a large 3 ½” blade, 2 smaller blades, one with thumb spur, hook, shotgun cartridge removal tool, cork screw (tip absent) and gouge/ stone remover. It also has its two removable rein repairing studs. The blades are stamped by the manufacturer 'Barrett & Sons' & ‘63 & 64 Piccadilly’. The knife measures 5” in length when closed. It has German Silver scales one signed by the maker, screwdriver end and lanyard shackle. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23631 (folding knives box workshop) £395.00 |
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**VERY RARE**Original**WW2 India Made for Burma Chindit & Air Crew V44 USA Type Survival / Fighting Bowie Knife & Scabbard. Sn 23630 - 23630 These large India made Burma Chindit knives were copied from the American V-44s these manufactured knives are attributed as Chindit issue, though it is likely they may also have been used by British aircrew as the V-44 was originally designed by the Americans as an aircrew survival knife. These knives are rare and are virtually never found in anything like good condition. All the examples illustrated have wood grips, but examples are known with grips made from horn (see page 207 and plates 498, 499 & 500 of British & Commonwealth Military Knives By Flook where Chindit V44s similar to ours are illustrated). This is a very good original example of the Chindit V44. It is a large knife measuring 14” in length and with a 3 groove tropical hardwood handle secured by a single brass rivet. It has a large oval brass cross guard. Its just over 9” long, broad steel bowie blade with falchion style tip and twin narrow fullers has areas of staining consistent with age and is sharp. The cutting edge has a few nibbles consistent with service use. As is common the knife has no maker or date marks. It is accompanied by its original leather open top scabbard with large belt loop which has a retaining strap with brass lug fastener. All leather, stitching and brass rivets of the scabbard are intact. There are no manufacturer marks on the scabbard. The price for this WW2 Chindit Combat / Survival knife includes UK delivery. Sn 23630 (In FS Box) £795.00 |
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WW2 British WD B2 2nd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes FS Commando Fighting Knife & Scabbard. Sn 23622 - 23622 2nd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes 'FS' Fighting Knives were introduced in 1941 (see page 89-93 of The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife & Other Commando Knives By Flook). This is an excellent, original, WW2 2nd pattern, WD B2 marked, FS dagger and scabbard (see page 152 of the author’s book). The hilt is blackened brass with 2nd pattern knurled grip and blackened oval steel cross guard. The top of one side of the cross guard is stamped with B2 mark a known WW2 WD 2nd pattern designation & WD broad arrow. It has an excellent, clean, blued 166 mm long double edged blued blade with medial ridge. Its original leather scabbard has an external blackened brass chape. AS is common the scabbard’s original 4 sewn on leather tabs have been period cut back & the elasticated retaining strap is present but perished with age on one side. All leather and stitching of the scabbard are clean and intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23622 £745.00 |
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**RARE**WW2 British WD, W&SB (W&S Butcher), Sheffield, RAF Servicing Commando Fighting Knife With Bone Pommel & Scabbard. Sn 23581 - 23581 These knives were an issue item to members of the RAF Servicing Commando which was formed in 1942. Primarily their work was to service aircraft on front line airfields. There were 14 separate units and saw service in North Africa, Italy, Sicily, France & The Far East (see page 231 of The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife & Other Commando Knives by Flook & pages 37 to 38 of British & Commonwealth Military Knives by the same author. In this book the author states that the knives were issued with compressed leather handles which had bone or stag horn pommels and examples with stag horn or bone hilts have been noted. In his book page 38, plate 74, a contemporary photograph of a member of The RAF Servicing Commando in action in Normandy servicing an aircraft at a front line airfield is illustrated. His knife is clearly shown worn on his belt. Our variant has excellent undamaged compressed leather rings and red spacers on the hilt. It has a small brass finger guard and correct polished bone pommel secured by a screw bolt. It has a 156mm single edged drop point blade which has just light staining. The ricasso is marked by the maker ‘W&SB’’ (W&S Butcher), Sheffield’ ( a known maker of these knives) below WD arrow and 1943 date. The knife has its clean undamaged and correct tan leather scabbard with belt loop and retaining strap with press stud fastener. The leather is impressed ‘Made In Sheffield Eng’. The price for this rare knife includes UK delivery. Sn 23581 £875.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (09/08) WW2 British 2nd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes FS Commando Fighting Knife By Wilkinson Retailed By J & I Marshall Glasgow Scotland With Etched Panel And Hand Drawn Blade Complete With Scabbard. Sn 23579 - 23579 2nd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes 'FS' Fighting Knives were introduced in 1941. This is a great example of one of the rarest variants of the WW2, 2nd Pattern, Fairbairn Sykes Commando fighting knife with brass grip retailed by J&I Marshall Glasgow Scotland, a firm of Cutlery retailers dating back to 1888. J&I Marshall ran the Company during WW2. Post War Marshall knives are marked ‘Marshall Cutlers Ltd’. Marshall’s Company was wound up in 1992 (see page 111 of Ron Flook’s book ‘The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife & Other Commando Knives’ which illustrates WW2 J&I etching plates held by Wilkinson and describes the type of etching found on this example as being reminiscent of Wilkinson’s work supporting the fact that these knives were made by Wilkinson. This fine WW2 example, one of the rarest variants has a knurled brass grip and correct WW2 era crisp etched panel at the ricasso ‘J&I Marshall Glasgow’ (illustrated). The clean hand drawn blade with medial ridge measures 170mm. It is complete with original leather scabbard with blackened brass chape and single belt loop. Its original elasticated retaining strap is present and as is common its 4 sewn on tabs have been period removed. A quality very rare FS knife with etched panel. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23579 £0.00 |
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WW2 British 3rd Pattern Commando Fairbairn Sykes FS Fighting Knife With No.2 Mould Mark & Scabbard. ED 902 - ED 902 An excellent original WW2 3rd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife. The 3rd pattern knife was introduced in 1942 (see Chapter 8 of The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife & Other Commando Knives By Flook). This example has an undamaged ribbed alloy handle which retains its original blackened finish and a 166mm blued steel blade with medial ridge. The blade is sharp. It has a number 2 mould mark on the ribbed 3rd pattern alloy hilt (a known mark found on these knives). The dagger is complete with correct original leather scabbard. It has an external brass chape and belt loop. The scabbard retains its elastic retaining strap and as is common its original 4 sewn on leather tabs have been cut back in the period. The price includes UK delivery. ED 902 £395.00 |
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Victorian Christopher Johnson & Co Western Works Sheffield Hand Forged Saw Back Bowie Belt Hunting Dagger With Solid Stag Antler Hilt Brass Fittings & Later Bespoke Quality Made Open Top Leather Scabbard. ED 898 - ED 898 Christopher Johnson, who was born in Sheffield in about 1809, started his cutlery business in 1836 in Howard Street. The original partnership was apparently Christopher and Henry Johnson, which was listed in a directory (1837) as C. & H. Johnson, successor to Ward & Co, Howard Street (Broomhead & Ward). Later Marshall and Hibbert took over the business. In 1881, Marshall told the Census that the firm employed 167 workers (114 men, 14 boys, 30 women, and 9 girls). Hibbert’s calculation was ‘about 200’. In the late 19th century, the company operated at Western Works and Western Steel Works in Portobello, with a London agent in Victoria Street, London. In 1955, the company was bought by the famous Sheffield cutler Wostenholm. This is a nice late Victorian era English hunting Bowie belt dagger by Johnson Western Works Sheffield. It has undamaged curved solid Stag antler hilt secured ribbed brass ferrule and oval brass finger guard ball finials. It has a 6 ¼” single edged, spear point steel blade with medial ridge and measures 12 ¼” overall. The spine of the blade is 3mm thick & has a serrated bone cutting / file serrated section. The blade is just under 1 ¼” broad at its widest & has just light staining consistent with age & no damage to the cutting edge. One side of the blade is crisply signed ‘Johnnson Western Works Sheffield’ together with Flag ‘C.J’ on pole trademark. The reverse is marked ‘Hand Forged’. Its later bespoke quality made brown leather open top scabbard has rear belt loop and tooled decoration to the front. All leather & stitching of the scabbard are clean & intact. The price includes UK delivery. ED 898 (Bowies box) £375.00 |
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