Daggers and Knives
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Victorian Folding Bowie Knife with Open Top Leather Sheath. 22329. - 22329 This is an excellent Victorian era, Bowie. The 16cm long, steel blade with medial ridge has chequered Walnut scales secured by steel pins. It has a German silver bolster at the cross guard. It has a swivelling brass finger guard consisting of 2 plates secured to the blade shank by a single brass pin allowing movement of the cross guard as normally found on folding Bowies. The blade has no maker mark. The blade has just light age-related staining. The blade is released for closing by depression of a bar on the spine of the hilt and a button on one side of the grip *marked ‘BT’ possibly a previous owner. Open, the knife is 26 ¾ cm overall length, closed 18 ¾ cm. Its later quality made brown leather scabbard is open topped with a belt loop to the rear. All leather & stitching of the scabbard are clean & intact. The price for this Victorian folding Bowie includes UK delivery. 22329. (Folding Knives Drawer) £295.00 |
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**VERY RARE**WW2 Vietnam Era U.S. Special Forces Western Cutlery USA ‘W 49 F’ Combat / Survival Bowie Knife With Correct Rose Wood Grips & Original Western Scabbard. Sn 22246 - 22246 In a letter from the Western Cutlery dated Sept 22 1978 the Company stated that they made these Bowie knives on special order for the U.S. Special forces in 1965 (see page 168 of US Military Knives Book III By Cole). These knives were a development of the WW2 V44 USMC combat knife. This is a very rare Vietnam era United States Special Forces Western Combat Survival Bowie. It is a huge knife measuring 14 ½” in length with correct American rose wood grips secured by 3 brass rivets, a heavy brass cross guard and a broad steel bowie blade (9 ½” length, 2” broad at its widest, spine 4mm thick). The blade has just light staining consistent with age and no damage to the cutting edge. The blade is stamped by the manufacturer ‘Western USA W 49 F’. It is in its original brown leather scabbard with belt loop which has a retaining strap & brass ‘Western’ embossed press stud fastener. The belt loop is fitted with hanger ring attached to an additional leather belt loop. All leather and stitching are intact with just light service wear. The front of the scabbard at the throat is faintly embossed ‘Western Cutlery’. The price for this very rare Vietnam war era piece includes UK delivery. Sn 22246 (fs box) £795.00 |
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Victorian Joseph Haywood & Company Glamorgan Works Sheffield Folding Bowie With brass Fittings & Open Top Scabbard. Sn 22244 - 22244 Sheffield born Joseph Haywood was first listed in a directory in 1845 as a merchant and steel, file, edge-tool, saw, and cutlery manufacturer in Victoria Street. The business moved to Livingstone Works, Holly Street, and then to Garden Street, from where a silver mark was registered in 1880. The workshops were soon moved to Glamorgan Works, Little Pond Street. Haywood traded as a ‘general merchant’ in cutlery, partly through a London office at No. 56 Holborn Viaduct. Pocket, sportsman’s, and budding knives were staple lines, though the firm also made By 1881, according to the Census, he employed 165 workers (101 men, 41 women, and 23 boys). In 1902, the firm’s marks, goodwill, and stock of electro-plate and premium sportsman’s knives were offered for sale (Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 18, 19 March 1902). The goodwill and marks of the business at Glamorgan Works, Pond Street, were sold for £660. The purchasers were Needham, Veall & Tyzack and Thomas Turner & Co, who purchased them co-jointly. This is an excellent Victorian era Bowie made at Joseph Haywood & Company at their Glamorgan Works. The 8” long, steel blade with medial ridge and drop point has chequered Walnut scales secured by German Silver pins. It has brass bolsters at the cross guard, swivelling hinged 2 bar finger guard secured to the blade shank by a single pin allowing movement of the cross guard as normally found on folding Bowies and brass lined steel frame. The blade shank, on one side is crisply signed by the maker ‘Joseph Haywood & Company Glamorgan Works Sheffield’. The polished steel blade has just light age related staining. The blade is released for closing by depression of a German Silver button on one of the grip scales. Open the knife is 12 ½” overall length, closed 9 ½”. Its original bucket type brown leather scabbard has a German Silver Throat mount with German Silver hanging ring. All leather & stitching of the scabbard are clean & intact. The price for this excellent Victorian folding Bowie includes UK delivery. Sn 22244 (drawers office) £575.00 |
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**RARE**Rohm Erased**Early Nazi German 1933 Pattern SS Man’s Dagger Honour Motto Etched Blade & Scabbard. Sn 22239 - 22239 All ranks of the SS were authorised to wear SS Man’s daggers (see pages 48 & 49 of Johnson’s book Collecting The Edged Weapons Of The Third Reich Vol 1). The name of the Nazi SA leader & friend of Hitler, Ernst Rohm together with 'Friendship' motto was inscribed on early SS daggers. In 1934, Rohm was accused of Treason against Hitler and he was executed. After Rohm's death Hitler ordered Rohm's name to be removed from all blades. This dagger was made with the Rohm name and inscription which has been contemporarily removed in compliance with Hitler’s order. During removal the maker’s name normally found near to the hilt was also removed. The other side of the blade has the correct "Meine Ehre Heisst Treue" (my honour is loyalty) etching. The black wooden grip is original with just some light knocks and bumps to be expected. The Nazi German National Emblem and 'SS' runes roundel are present. It has a Nickel plated cross guard & pommel. The dagger is complete with its original black anodised metal scabbard. The scabbard has a single hanging ring and nickel plated chape and throat mount. The price for this rare early production Rohm erased Nazi SS dagger with scabbard includes UK delivery. Sn 22239 £2,950.00 |
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WW1 Era Russian / Ottoman Kindjal Short Sword / Long Dagger With Ornate Brass Fittings, Marked ‘B.M. Clifton Damascus’ Possibly A British Or Australian Soldier’s Bring Back After The Capture Of Damascus 1918 & Ornate Scabbard. ED 2413 - ED 2413 The Russian Military Kindjal served the Russian & Ottoman armed forces well into the mid-20th century. It originated in the Georgian Republic of Russia, but was best known as a Cossack weapon. On September 30, 1918, a combined Arab and Australian force arrived in Damascus, Syria, to spearhead its liberation from the Turks during World War I, before British troops arrived the following morning to seal the deal. An instrumental commander in the Allied campaign was T.E. Lawrence, a legendary British soldier known as Lawrence of Arabia. This is an excellent original WW1 era Kindjal short sword / long dagger with scabbard. It has a clean, 12” single double edged, fullered blade and measures 16 ¾” overall. The blade has ‘star’ and line markings on both sides of the blade near to the hilt. The undamaged grips are polished horn. The hilt has ornately tooled mounts in typical kindjal form. The brass grip frame is hand etched on one side with the name ‘B.M. Clifton’ and the reverse ‘Damascus’ possibly indicating that this piece is a British or Australian soldier’s bring back after the capture of Damascus 1918. The kindjal has its original leather covered wood scabbard with steel ball end chape and throat mount with cord ring. The mounts have ornate silvered foliate and geometric line decoration. The price for this interesting piece worthy of further research includes UK delivery. ED 2413 (fighting / hunting knives box) £575.00 |
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Inter War & WW2 Einsatzgruppe Yugoslavia (EG Yugoslavia), Nazi German Schutzstaffel (SS) Police Officer’s Dress Dagger & Scabbard. Sn 22178 - 22178 Einsatzgruppe Yugoslavia (EG Yugoslavia), was a Nazi German Schutzstaffel (SS) Police grouping in the German-occupied territory of Yugoslavia prior to and during World War II. Directly responsible to the Reich Security Main Office in Berlin. Military operations in World War II in Yugoslavia began on 6 April 1941, when the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was swiftly conquered by Axis forces and partitioned between Germany, Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria and client regimes. The EG Yugoslavia persecuted partisans and communist groups within Yugoslavia. Many Yugoslavians were executed, imprisoned or sent to concentration camps as a result of EG actions. This is an original WW2 era Nazi EG Yugoslavia Officer’s dress dagger styled on Nazi German daggers of that period. It has nickel plated brass fittings ; stylized cross guard with locking catch that works correctly & ‘Turk’s Head’ pommel. The celluloid ribbed grip is orange hue wrapped with twisted wire. The 10 ¼” long blade is clean and has crisp etched foliate panels on both sides. One side has the Yugoslav ‘Royal Crown above II’ (Peter II Karađorđević the last King of Yugoslavia, reigning from October 1934 until he was deposed in November 1945). There are no visible maker marks on the blade (many of these dagger blades were made by German manufacturers). The scabbard is nickel plated brass. The body has a series of ornate patterns throughout. One side has the brass Royal Yugoslavia coat-of-arms affixed. The scabbard has 2 hanging rings. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22178 (in German knives box) £745.00 |
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**RARE**WW1 French Model 1916 ‘Coutellerie 31 Besset Thiers’ (Variant of "The Avenger of 1870") Fighting Knife & Scabbard. Sn 22162:2 - 22162:2 From 1915 the French began to develop trench weapons at the Châtellerault arms factory, with Lieutenant-Colonel Coutrot experimenting by converting existing military swords and bayonets into combat daggers. Several designs were decided upon and then sent to be manufactured by private firms. Despite such variety of knives being issued to French troops during the War, there was only one, the Modèle 1916, that received an official military designation. Given this fact, it is strange that the dagger was in fact devised by the cutlery manufacturer Astier-Prodon of Thiers, rather than Châtellerault. It was subsequently produced by a number of other civilian manufacturers to keep up with demand. Early models lack a metal reinforcing ferrule, to strengthen the connection of blade to hilt found on later examples. Some of the Modèle 1916 daggers are marked 'Le Vengeur de 1870' on the blade, referencing the fall of Paris and French defeat in the Franco-Prussian war. This is an excellent, rare to find French Model 1916 Fighting Knife. WW1 variants by French makers available to French troops are identical to the Avenger of 1870 examples but without the Avenger inscription (see page 29 items 109 & 110 of Fighting Knives by Fred Stephens). Our knife by the French maker ‘Coutellerie 31 Besset Thiers’ has a 6 ¾” long steel double edged dagger blade with medial ridge and is correctly the same form as those found on European manufactured versions of the American pattern 1918 knuckle daggers. The blade is without Avenger inscription, the shank is manufacturer marked ‘Coutellerie 31 Besset Thiers’. The flat, shaped, steel cross guard has a small inspection mark (illustrated). The knife measures 11 ¼” overall length. The original solid wood grip has a flat, round steel pommel tang screw / bolt. The hilt has a metal ferrule at the cross guard indicating mid to late war production. The blade and grip are totally secure with no movement. The correct original scabbard is steel has correct elongated belt loop bar. The scabbard has some scuffs to the original black paint finish consistent with age and service use. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22162:2 (fighting knives box) £575.00 |
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Victorian Era Silver Mounted Dirk / Dagger With Silver Mounted Scabbard. ED 2411 - ED 2411 This original Victorian British form dirk has an 8” long single edged dagger blade. The blade has no visible manufacturer or date marks and has staining consistent with age. The spine of the blade has tooled decoration near to the hilt. The dirk measures 12” overall and has a polished horn handle with silver fittings. The dirk is complete with original silver mounted leather scabbard. All leather and stitching of the scabbard are clean and intact. There are no visible maker or date marks on the blade. The price includes UK delivery. ED 2411 (small fixed blades box) £225.00 |
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Victorian Era ‘The Hunter’s Knife’ Bowie With Ebony Handle Inlaid With Mother Of Pearl Studs Warranted Steel Blade With Blued & Etched Panel & German Silver Mounted Leather Scabbard. Sn 22164:1 - 22164:1 This is an attractive Hunting knife / Bowie in late Victorian form. It has an ebony handle with raised edges inlaid with mother of pearl studs. It has a German Silver cross guard and a 6” drop point Bowie blade. The blade has some staining consistent with age but no damage. One side of the blade has a blued and etched panel ‘The Hunter’s Knife’ and is stamped ‘Warranted Cast Steel’. There are no visible maker or date marks. The knife measures 10 ¼” overall length. Its original leather open top scabbard has a German silver throat mount and chape with ball end. All stitching is intact. The leather has some areas of light age & carry related surface scuffs. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22164:1 (All Bowies Box) £375.00 |
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Inter War German Hubertus Solingen Clamshell Stag Hunting Dagger / Dirk / Sidearm With Hunting Scenes Etched Blade, Stag Antler Hilt & Scabbard. Sn 22176 - 22176 The Hubertus Knife Company was founded by Kuno Ritter in 1932, called The Ritter Knife Company. Kuno Ritter and his crew made the first Boy Scout knives for the German Boy Scouts and produced many Styles of Hunting Knives as well. In the 1950's the growth of the Knife Industry took a leap and William Ritter son of Kuno Ritter changed the Company's name to HUBERTUS.The name HUBERTUS in German means "The Saint of the Hunters". Walter Ritter and wife Beate took control of the operation of the Company in 1984 and are still producing knives in a little factory in Solingen Germany. Hubertus knives are all handmade and are some of the finest quality knives still in production today. This is a Clamshell Hunting Dagger / Dirk / Sidearm made in the inter war years. These weapons were carried when hunting large game such as Stag for self defence and to deliver the 'death blow' to the hunted prey. This example has a solid Stag Antler hilt secured to the tang by a screw bolt through the pommel cap. It has brass fittings including re-curving cross guard with acorn finials, large clamshell, ferrule and pommel cap with Oak leaves decoration. Its double edged 10 ¼” long polished flat diamond section steel blade has areas of staining consistent with age. The blade has an etched and blued panel on one side with Stag in the field scene. The reverse has the makers name ‘Hubertus Solingen’ together with trademark and ‘Made In Germany’. The blade has its original leather hilt washer. The dagger measures 14 ¾” overall. The weapon is complete with its original green leather scabbard with integral leather belt frog which has a retaining strap with press stud fastener and reinforced chape. The leather & stitching of the scabbard are clean & intact. The price for includes UK delivery. Sn 22176 (hunting box) £495.00 |
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