Daggers and Knives
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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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**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 ‘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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**UNUSUAL**Late Victorian Era ‘Ladies’ Hill & Son London Bowie Knife With Antique Marine Ivory Hilt Scrimshaw Signed ‘Vera’, German Silver Ferrule Engraved ‘From Ronnie’ & Original Open Top Crocodile Skin Scabbard With ‘Hill & Son Haymarket’ Mark. - 22192 The Hill Family of London Cutlers are first recorded as Thomas Hill at 4 Haymarket in 1855. From 1880 the Company is recorded as Hill & Son. The Hill family continued to work through to 1945, at various London premises but always with connections to the 4 Haymarket address (see pages 79 & 80 of The London Knife Book 1820-1945) by Ron Flook. This is an unusual, attractive, Bowie Knife by Hill & Son London. It is 8 ½” overall length. The knife's 4 ½” drop point Bowie blade is undamaged and has staining consistent with age. The blade is marked on one side with the manufacturer’s name and address (illustrated). It has a solid antique Marine ivory hilt which has scrimshawed ladies name ‘Vera’ in stylised script. The hilt has a German Silver ferrule engraved ‘From Ronnie’. The knife is complete with original open top Crocodile skin scabbard which has an integral single leather belt loop riveted to the rear of the throat. All stitching is clean & intact. The surface of the skin has some areas of surface wear. The rear of the belt loop is impressed with maker’s cartouche ‘Hill & Son Haymarket’. The price for this attractive piece includes UK Delivery. NB Ivory Content Comprises Less Than 10% Volume & Weight. Sn 22192 £475.00 |
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**VERY LARGE**QUALITY**19th Century French Riberon Spanish Import Navaja Folding Fighting / Utility Knife With Maker Marked Sharp Scimitar Form Blade, Decorated Polished Horn & Brass Section Scales. Sn 22193 - 22193 The Navaja is a traditional Spanish folding-blade fighting and utility knife. One of the oldest folding knife patterns still in production, the first true Navajas originated in the Andalusian region of southern Spain. In Spain, the term navaja is often used to generally describe all folding-blade knives. The etymology of the word navaja is derived from the Latin novacula, meaning razor, and the Andalusian knife known as the navaja is thought to have derived from the navaja de afeitar, or straight razor used for shaving. Like the straight razor, the navaja's blade folds into the handle when not in use. In Spain the navaja epitomized the concept of a defensive knife to be carried at all times on the person. The design is thought to have been first adopted by the working classes - mule drivers, teamsters, artisans, and sailors as well as by the majos, the "gentlemen of the lower class" of Andalusia. Its association with barateros, pícaros, jácaros and rufos (gamblers, rogues, ruffians, and thugs) comes from its frequent use as a weapon of the underworld, where it was often used to enforce the collection of gambling debts or to rob innocent victims. Towards the end of the 19th century, French cutlers started mass-producing millions of navajas, and eventually drove the Spanish artisanal production out of business. This quality made example is one of the French export Navajas made for the Spanish market. The steel blade in scimitar form is just over 8” in length, 1 ½” broad at its widest and the spine is 3mm thick. The blade has dark age related staining consistent with age and one side has the faint French makers name ‘Riberon’, a known maker of Navaja's. The knife measures 17 ¾” overall length when open. The knife has Polished Horn scales set on a brass frame & secured by dome head brass pins. The lower polished horn sections have attractive typical naïve foliate hand applied decoration. The upper scales have been polished until translucent and coloured with a Tortoise Shell appearance. One of the upper scales is inlaid with a white metal escutcheon engraved with flower device. The upper scalloped bolsters are brass. The lower bolsters have typical brass roundels. The price for this attractive fighting / utility knife worthy of further research regarding the maker includes UK delivery. Sn 22193 (folding knives drawer office) £375.00 |
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**LARGE**19th Century Spanish Navaja Folding Fighting / Utility Lock Knife With Sharp Scimitar Form Blade Marked With Stylised Eagle Trademark & Polished Horn Scales. Sn 22162:1 - 22162:1 The Navaja is a traditional Spanish folding-blade fighting and utility knife. One of the oldest folding knife patterns still in production, the first true Navajas originated in the Andalusian region of southern Spain. In Spain, the term navaja is often used to generally describe all folding-blade knives. The etymology of the word navaja is derived from the Latin novacula, meaning razor, and the Andalusian knife known as the navaja is thought to have derived from the navaja de afeitar, or straight razor used for shaving. Like the straight razor, the navaja's blade folds into the handle when not in use. In Spain the navaja epitomized the concept of a defensive knife to be carried at all times on the person. The design is thought to have been first adopted by the working classes - mule drivers, teamsters, artisans, and sailors as well as by the majos, the "gentlemen of the lower class" of Andalusia. Its association with barateros, pícaros, jácaros and rufos (gamblers, rogues, ruffians, and thugs) comes from its frequent use as a weapon of the underworld, where it was often used to enforce the collection of gambling debts or to rob innocent victims. This example has the form and characteristics of those made in the 19th Century and is large. The heavy razor sharp, steel blade in scimitar form is 7” in length, 1 ¼” broad at its widest and the spine is 2mm thick. The blade has staining consistent with age and one side has a stylised stamped Eagle Trademark above faint unreadable maker or retailer mark. The knife measures 15 ½” overall length when open. The knife has Polished Horn scales. The bolsters are German silver. Behind the upper bolsters is a release lever which operates the blade locking catch and works as it should. The grip frame is steel. The price for this antique fighting / utility knife includes UK delivery. Sn 22162:1 (drawers office) £195.00 |
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**RARE**WW2 C1941 Pacific Theatre U.S. Marines & Signal Corps ‘Woodman’s Pal’ ( Aka LC-14-B) Fighting Machete With Scabbard. Sn 22164 - 22164 The Woodman's Pal was developed by Frederick Ehrsam in 1941, and quickly established itself commercially as a superior tool for the forest or jungle. During World War II the tool was issued to the U.S.M.C, Signal Corps and other soldiers under the nomenclature "Knife LC-14-B" for brush clearing or as a survival tool / fighting weapon (see page 132, item 145 of ‘United States Military Knives Collector’s Guide’ by Silvey & Boyd for a Woodmans Pal scabbard the same as ours). The LC-14-B was manufactured for the Army by Victor Tool Co. of Reading, PA. Our example is in good condition for its age. The blade is 12” long and 16 ¼” overall length. The blade has the correct agricultural form crow’s beak / scythe head which is 5 ¼” wide. The blackened blade is sharp with no damage. The blade is stamped ‘Woodman’s Pal 284 Trademark’. There are no visible Victor Tool Co markings. The undamaged handle is made of stacked compressed leather washers with a steel hand guard. There is no visible "LC-14-B." designation sometimes found on the guard. The pressed sheet steel, open sided scabbard has a steel belt bar and leather retaining strap with press stud. The Machete & Scabbard have even aged patina. The includes UK delivery. Sn 22164 (survival box) £795.00 |
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**EARLY PRODUCTION**MAKER RARITY VALUE 9 (10 BEING THE RAREST)**Peter Lungstrass Solingen Nazi German 1933 Pattern SA With Motto Etched Blade & Scabbard. Sn 22152 - 22152 This is an original 1933 pattern SA dagger by one of the rarest makers with scabbard. The blade is crisply stamped with the manufacturers name & Trademark Peter Lungstrass Solingen. Lungstrass made only approximately 5,000 of these daggers and are rated as rarity value 9 (10 being highest rarity value making him one of the rarest makers) 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 wooden grip is undamaged. The Nazi German National Emblem and 'SA' roundel are perfectly fitted. It has a Nickel plated cross guard. The cross guard has ‘Ha’ parts maker mark. Its 8 ¾” blade has the correct "Alles Fur Deutschland" motto inscription. The cutting edges of the blade have no nibbles and has just light areas of rubbing consistent with age. The dagger is complete with its original brown metal scabbard with nickel plated chape & throat mount. The throat mount has a single hanging ring. The body of the scabbard has a shallow dent in the upper section of one side and the scabbard has lost some areas of original brown paint during its life. The price for this early SA dagger by one of the rarest makers includes UK delivery. Sn 22152 £875.00 |
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**VERY RARE**FORERUNNER OF THE MODERN SURVIVAL KNIFE**Original, Colonel Baldock 1902 Patent All Steel Construction Survival ‘Knife Spear’ By James Dixon & Sons Sheffield For Walter Locke & Co London With Original Scabbard. Sn 16422 - 16422 Developed by Colonel Baldock of the Merwara Battalion of Queen Victoria's Indian Army in the 1870s and patented by him in 1902, this is the forerunner of all modern day Combat/Fighting/Survival Knives. With an inspired development Colonel Baldock introduced this all steel fearsome knife which easily converts to a spear with the attachment of any handy wood pole or branch that might be found in the field. The hilt is all Steel with a floating knurled collar that, when secured in the rear position, will lock onto any wood shaft pushed into the hollow adjustable tubular hilt by means of internal securing spikes. The locking mechanism resembles that of the old muzzle loading socket bayonet attachment. British Gunsmiths Walter Locke & Co 391 Strand, London C1892-C1920 were primarily known as the outlet for Baldock Knife Spears (see page 99 & 100 of The London Knife Book By Flook. Page 99 of the book shows an image of the Baldock Knife Spear & Scabbard). These rare knives are sometimes found with the Baldock and Walter Locke names or with a licenced manufacturer name on the blade, however it is very rare to find examples with Baldock, Walter Locke & Co and a manufacturer name all on one blade. This is an excellent original example of the Baldock Patent Knife Spear. It has the correct all steel hollow hilt with floating collar which works correctly, a small oval brass finger guard and measures 345mm overall. The 226mm spear point blade has fullers and a deep 110mm saw back section on the back edge. The blade is crisply marked ‘Baldock Knife Spear Made Expressly For Walter Locke & Co Ltd Patented’ and with the rare to find additional licenced manufacturer’s name ‘James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield, England’. The knife is complete with its original brown leather riveted and stitched scabbard.The leather has a small tooled foliate cartouche to the front. The price for this rare survival knife with scabbard includes UK delivery. Sn 16422 £1,745.00 |
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Victorian Medieval Form ‘Coup De Grâce ’ (Final Mercy Blow) Dagger With Scabbard. Sn 22119 - 22119 Coup De Grâce (Final Mercy Blow) Daggers were used during the medieval era for finishing off wounded soldiers. The strong thin blades of these knives could pass through viewing slits in helmet visors, gaps in armour joints and pass through chain mail. Medieval form weaponry became popular in the Victorian era and were quality made. This Victorian Medieval Form ‘Coup De Grâce ’ dagger with its original scabbard is in excellent condition. The dagger has an ebonised wood hilt with German silver ferrule. The wood is undamaged. The oval steel cross guard has ball finials. The top of the hilt has a small round recess most likely for an absent inlaid roundel with ring for wrist strap. The dagger has a strong, clean 7 ½” long flat diamond section spear point double edged blade which tapers to a pin sharp point, ideal for thrusting. The dagger measures 12 ¾” overall length. The dagger has its original open top leather scabbard which has a stitched rear seam, German silver throat mount with frog bar & German silver chape with ball tip. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22119 (Fixed Blades Knives Box Storeroom) £395.00 |
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