Daggers and Knives
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**RAREST MAKER**WW2 U.S. Army 1st Pattern H. Boker & Co USA Blade Marked M3 Trench Fighting Knife & Correct WW2 1943 M6 Leather Scabbard By SBL Co (Service Boot & Leggings Company). ED 3001 - ED 3001 The M3 Trench Fighting Knife was introduced in 1943. Early production knives were produced with model, manufacturer marked blades (see pages 95 to 97 of US Military Knives By Cole). Knives with blades marked in that manner were only produced for 2 months before manufacture changed to marking the cross guards rather than the blade to prevent causing weakness to the blades. M3 knives were produced by a number of American Manufacturers. The rarest manufacturer of M3 Trench Knives was Boker & Co who made just 31,300 of this model of fighting knife, other manufacturers such as Utica Cutlery Co, Camillus Cutlery & Case Cutlery made this model of knife in hundreds of thousands (Utica 655,230, Camillus 404,109, Case 300,465). In 1943, rare to find M6 Leather scabbards were produced for the M3 fighting knife. This is an original, American M3 Fighting knife by the rarest maker Boker & Co with rare original M6 scabbard. It has steel cross guard & pommel. The handle with correct compressed leather washers is undamaged and has light service wear. Its 6 ¾” parkerised blade is undamaged. The blade has the rare to find marking 'US M3 H. Boker & Co USA’. The knife is complete with its original rare brown leather M6 Scabbard. The scabbard is undamaged and all of its rivets & stitching are intact. It has a single belt loop with brass wire belt bar & retaining strap with press stud fastener. The throat has the correct row of 8 reinforcing steel ‘laces’. The lower section of the scabbard has the correct riveted steel plates to the front and back. The bottom of the sheath is holed for thigh cord with reinforcing ring and fitted with coiled leather cord. The front of the scabbard is impressed by the manufacturer 'SBL Co’ (Service Boot & Leggings) and 'US M6’ together with 1943 date. The price for this rare M3 Trench Knife with M6 scabbard includes UK delivery. ED 3001 (American knives box) £1,250.00 |
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1920-1925 Chalwin & Edwards & Co 70 High Holborn London Bowie Knife With Stag Antler Scales & Original Leather Scabbard. Sn 22628 - 22628 Chalwin & Edwards were English cutlers recorded as working between 1895 & 1915 at 70 High Holborn London. They are then recorded as Chalwin & Edwards & Co working at the same premises between 1920 & 1925 (see page 36 of Ron Flook’s ‘The London Knife Book’). This is a nice original Bowie by Chalwin & Edwards & Co at their 70 High Holborn London premises between 1920 & 1925 with original Scabbard. It has undamaged stag antler scales secured by pins. One scale is mounted with a void German silver bar and it has an oval German silver cross guard. It has a clean 6” single edged, steel bowie blade signed by the makers ‘Chalwin - Edwards & Co 70 High Holborn London’. The spine of the blade is 4mm width and the blade is 1" broad at its widest. The Bowie measures just under 10 ¼” overall length. Its original open top brown leather scabbard has a stitched seam to the front and belt loop to the rear. The leather of the scabbard is clean with just very light small areas of carry scuffs & all stitching is intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22628 (in Bowies box) £595.00 |
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**RARE**WW2 Wilkinson Sword Nickel Plated Brass Hilt 2nd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Commando Fighting Knife With American United States Army Air Force Officer’s Privately Commissioned Etched Panel Banner To ‘R. Bell USAAF’ & 1942 Dated Scabbard. Sn 22582 - 22582 2nd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes 'FS' Fighting Knives were introduced in 1941. Examples with etched blades are illustrated in Chapter 7 of. American & Canadian special forces soldiers & Officers bought FS fighting knives as private purchase weapons. Examples of named, etched blades are illustrated on pages 94 - 97 of Flook’s book The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife & Other Commando Knives. This privately commissioned Officer’s quality nickel plated brass hilt variant of the 2nd pattern FS has the correct knurled grip hilt and nickel plated oval steel cross guard. The knife has a 162mm steel blade with medial ridge. One side of the blade has a crisp etched scrolling banner ‘R. Bell USAAF’ no doubt privately commissioned by or for the American Officer who carried this knife. The blade has staining consistent with age and the cutting edge has several small nibbles to be expected with a WW2 service weapon. The dagger is complete with original leather scabbard with external nickel plated brass chape and belt loop. As is common its original 4 sewn on leather tabs have been cut back in the period and its elasticated retaining strap on the belt loop is absent. All leather & stitching of the scabbard are intact. One side of the belt loop is impressed with ‘1942’ date (double struck 9) and the reverse has 3 indistinct impressed letters or numbers. The price for this rare named FS knife includes UK delivery. Sn 22582 £975.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (01/6) **EARLY PRODUCTION**RARITY VALUE 3 (10 BEING THE RAREST)** Nazi German Aesculap Tuttlingen 1933 Pattern SA (Sturmabteilung), or Stormtroopers Dagger With Motto Etched Blade & Sw (Sudwest Group) Marked Cross Guard & Scabbard. Sn 22584 - 22584 This is an original early production Nazi 1933 pattern SA dagger with scabbard by a rare maker in very good condition. The blade is crisply stamped with the manufacturers name ‘Aesculap Tuttlingen’. Aesculap made approximately 13,000 of these daggers and are rated as rarity value 3 (10 being highest rarity value) in the book ‘The Service Daggers Of The SA & The NSKK’ by Siegert. Early production Nazi SA daggers such as ours had only the maker’s name without later RZM marks. The brown wooden grip is all original and undamaged. The original Nazi German National Emblem and 'SA' roundel are perfectly fitted. It has a Nickel plated cross guard. The cross guard is marked ‘Sw’ to the SA Stormtroopers Sudwest Group (located in the German state of Baden-Württemberg). Its blade has the correct "Alles Fur Deutschland" (Everything For Germany) motto inscription. The cutting edges of the blade have no nibbles and has just light areas of rubbing consistent with scabbard carry. The dagger is complete with its original brown anodised metal scabbard with nickel plated chape & throat mount. The throat mount has a single hanging ring. The body of the scabbard has no dents. The price for this early SA dagger includes UK delivery. Sn 22584 £0.00 |
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WW2 British WD 2nd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes FS Commando Fighting Knife With ‘9 Broad Arrow’ Inspection Mark & Scabbard. Sn 21693 - 21693 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 original, WW2 2nd pattern FS dagger and scabbard. The hilt is blackened brass with excellent 2nd pattern knurled grip and a blued steel oval cross guard. The hilt near to its cross guard is stamped with ‘9 Broad Arrow’ inspection mark (a known mark found on WW2 FS knives (see page 152 of Flook’s book). It has a blackened 176mm long double edged blade with medial ridge. The blade has been sharpened during its life and there is one small nick to one of the cutting edges to be expected with a WW2 service FS knife. Its original correct leather scabbard has an external blackened brass chape & belt loop with retaining strap and press stud fastener. The scabbard retains its original 4 sewn on leather tabs and the belt loop has its original elasticated retaining strap. All leather and stitching of the scabbard are clean and intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21693 £795.00 |
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**QUALITY**Victorian Bowie Knife With ‘Drop Down’ Extendable Blade, Stag Antler Scales, Brass Bolsters, Blade Release Lever & Open Top Leather Bucket Scabbard. Sn 17730 - 17730 This is an excellent Victorian Bowie Knife with drop down, extendable blade. It is 10 ¾” overall length when the blade is locked in its short blade (5 ¾” length cutting edge) position. When the brass locking lever on the spine of the hilt is operated the blade drops down or can be pulled out and extends to 8 ¼” length cutting edge (13 ¾” overall). The blade is undamaged and has just light staining consistent with age. The spine of the blade has a small hole in the mid-section which allows the blade to be locked into its short position by lifting the release lever & pushing the blade back into the hilt. The release lever is numbered ‘13’ but there are no other maker or date marks on this quality made extendable Bowie. It has attractive Stag antler scales which are in great condition secured by steel pins & brass bolsters. The knife is complete with original open top brown leather bucket scabbard. The scabbard has no belt loop and has a small 1.5 cm cut on one side of the throat consistent with it being cut by the blade when being removed from the scabbard at some point in its life. The price includes UK Delivery. Sn 17730 £445.00 |
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Post 1900, Large Folding Pen Knife with German Silver & Mother of Pearl Scales Engraved with Cyrillic/ Hebrew Script by Walker & Hall Sheffield. Sn 10789 - 10789 The Sheffield based Cutler George Walker is recorded as operating as a 'knife forger' in 1845. In 1853 the firm was joined by Henry Hall of Worcester and became 'Walker & Hall' based at the Elecro Works in Howard Street, Sheffield. Walker & Hall are believed to have been the biggest employer in the cutlery trade prior to WW1 (see page 284 of The Sheffield Knife Book by Tweedale). This is an excellent folding pen knife by Walker and Hall made post 1900. It has a clean 4 ½ “single edged folding blade and measures 9 ¾ “when open. The blade is marked by the manufacturer 'Walker & Hall Sheffield'. It has German Silver scales inset with attractive undamaged Mother of Pearl sections which are engraved on one side with Cyrillic/ Hebrew Script which is worthy of further research. Price includes UK delivery. Sn 10789 £275.00 |
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WWI Era British Cavalry Officer’s Private Purchase Steel & German Silver Construction Horseman’s Multi Bladed Folding Clasp Knife by William Morton & Sons, Sheffield with Removable Reign Bolts. Sn 18091. - 18091 The date William Morton launched his knife making business is unknown, but he is listed as a spring knife maker in Darnall in 1868. William Morton & Sons Sheffield were first listed in directories in 1876 at the old Rockingham Works 175 Rockingham Street, Sheffield as makers of pocketknives and sports knives (see page 231 of the Sheffield Knife Book by Tweedale). This is a WW1 era Horseman’s Multi Bladed clasp Knife by Morton & Sons, most likely a British officer’s private purchase piece. The knife’s fold out tools and blades consist of a horseshoe cleaning hook, corkscrew, fullered spike & 3 single edged blades one with thumb spur. The blades are marked by the manufacturer ‘Morton & Sons Sheffield’. The body of the knife has 2 original removable reign screw bolts with nuts. The elbow of the hook has a screwdriver edge which allows it to be used as a screwdriver when the hook is closed against the frame. The knife has undamaged German silver scales and shackle. 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 18091 £445.00 |
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Nepalese Military Kukri with Leather Scabbard Frog, Horn Grips and Skinners. ED 2416. - ED 2416 The kukri is the national weapon of Nepal, traditionally serving the role of a basic utility knife for the Nepali-speaking Gurkhas and consequently is a characteristic weapon of the Nepali Army. The kukri or khukuri is a type of knife or short sword with a distinct recurve in its blade that originated in the Indian subcontinent. It serves multiple purposes as a melee weapon and as a regular cutting/chopping tool throughout most of South Asia. The kukri, khukri, and kukri spellings are of Indian English origin. See page 73 item No 359 of Fighting Knives by Frederick J. Stephens for similar. This excellent example is 41 ½ cm in length with a blade length of 30 ½ cm. The smaller skinners each measure 11 cm. The horn handle has brass inlays and pommel cap. The blade is in very good order. The scabbard is made of wood and is covered in etched leather, brass coloured chape and frog with twin belt loops. All leather and stitching are intact *frog worn to the rear*. The price for this excellent set includes UK delivery. ED 2416. (Hunting/Survival Box). £325.00 |
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WW2 Era Nazi German Luftwaffe 2nd Pattern Officer's Dagger By Siegfried Solingen Waffen & Scabbard. ED 2561 - ED 2561 An original, 2nd Pattern Luftwaffe Officer's Dagger & scabbard. The blade is marked with maker name and trademark Siegfried Solingen Waffen name & trademark. It has the correct distinctive Luftwaffe Eagle with Swastika' design cross guard and orange / brown hue 'phenol resin' grip with ornate Oak leaf decorated, hilt mount and pommel. One side of the grip has a small, old, stable chip (illustrated). The original wire binding on the grip is tight and intact. Its original scabbard is decorated with a 'hammered' design and has 2 hanging ring mounts with Oak leaf decoration. The mounts are fitted with original hanging rings. The price includes UK delivery. ED 2561 £595.00 |
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