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Fine and Collectible Knives
and Edged Weapons
Friday, September 6, 2013
In association with
Fine and Collectible Knives and Edged Weapons
September 6, 2013, 1pm
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Fine and Collectible Knives and Edged Weapons Friday, September 6, 2013
Lot 2001
Lot 2003 Lot 2004 Lot 2005
Lot 2002
2001
Theater of War Knife with Scabbard 9 3/8-inch spearpoint blade. Brass
mountings, the grip wrapped in coated wire. Overa ll length, 13 3/
4-inches . Leather scabbard. Very Good. Pitting and patina on blade.
Estimate: $400 / 600
2002
Lot of 3 Theater of War Knives, One Marked Foster Bros. Knives with
exaggerated stainless steel crossguards, brass pommels, and composition
washer grips secured by aluminum bands. Blade lengths of 4 1/16-, 9 Lot 2007 Lot 2008
1/2-, and 10-inches.
Lot 2006
Medium length blade stamped “Foster Bros./Made in U.S.A.” Fine. Light
patina on blades.
2006
Estimate: $300 / 500 Cutlery Handled Spearpoint “Cast Steel Bowie Knife” by F. Barnes &
Co., Sheffield, with German Silver Mounted Sheath 6-inch spearpoint
2003 blade with 3 1/2-inch false edge, 15/16-inches at widest point and 7/16-
Fine Fighting Knife with Sliding Blade, and Composition Scabbard 7 1/8- inch at thickest point. Obverse of ricasso with oval motif stamped
inch polished blade with marking “18-8 Stainless Steel.” Composition CAST STEEL BOWIE KNIFE. Marking on left side of blade, F. BARNES &
grip, with metal mounts, pushing two releases allows blade to slide with- Co./SHEFFIELD. German silver cutlery style handle with crossguard.
in grip. Overall length, with blade in fighting position, 12 3/4-inches. German silver mounted, blind-tooled leather sheath, with belt loop
Composition scabbard . Fine. attached to frog of throat. Overall length with sheath, 12-inches. Very
Estimate: $150 / 250 good to fine. Spots light pitting and patina on blade. Cutlery handle with
minor tarnish and marks. Scabbard with wear, primarily to leather, and
old repair stitching and light separation.
2004
Rare Australian Fighting Knife Attributed to Ernst Bros. or Gregory Estimate: $800 / 1,200
Steel, with Sheath 8 3/16-inch Spearpoint blade. Brass crossguard.
Composition grip panels secured by three metal pins. Overall length, 122007
1/2-inches. Leather sheath. Very good Hunting Knife by Tell, Germany, with Staghorn Grip Panels and Leather
to fine. Sharpening marks on blade. Light wear to sheath. Sheath 5 3/8-inch clipped point polished blade. Ricasso etched “Tell/
Estimate: $600 / 800 Germany.” Staghorn grip panels. Overall length, 9 3/8-inches. Plain leath-
er scabbard. Very good to fine. Minor
patina on steel. Wear to scabbard, likely made for another knife.
2005
Theater of War Knife with 20mm Cartridge Grip and Spoon Crossguard Estimate: $250 / 350
7 1/8-inch spearpoint blade. Cartridge casing headstamp dated 1942 and
with marking “20 MM MK 2.” Overall length, 11 7/8-inches. Paper label 2008
on shell indicates “Guadalcanal 1942” and “Made by U.S. Marine.” Very Spear Style Dagger of Toldeo, Spain, Manufacture, with Steel-Mounted
good. File marks on blade. Sheath 5 5/8-inch blade with spearpoint tip, marked on one side
Estimate: $100 / 150 “Toledo.” Turned varnished hardwood grip. Overall length, 11-inches.
Sheath of blind tooled leather, with
steel mounts. Very good to fine. Light patina on steel.
Estimate: $400 / 600
2
2009
Unmarked Clip Point Hunting Knife with Brass
Crossguard and Pommel. 13 3/4 total inches. Grip
is stacked leather with aluminum spacers. Light
patina and sharpening marks. Heavy wear to scab-
bard .
Estimate: $250 / 350
2010 Lot 2009
Lot 2010
Hatchet by Marble Safety Axe Co., Gladstone,
Michigan Overall ength, 12 1/8-inches. Decorative
composition grip panels. With metal blade protec-
tor. Very good.
Estimate: $500 / 700
2011
Golfer Folding Knife by John Blyde, Sheffield 2
13/16-inch spearpoint blade, with maker marking,
second shorter blade with Golfer marking and logo.
Length, 9/16-inches. Checkered grip panels. Very
good.
Estimate: $100 / 150
2012
Military Knife with Sporting Handle Cast in Zinc, Lot 2012
Lot 2011
with Scabbard 5 1/2-inch clipped point blade. Relief
cast grip with doghead motifs . Leather scabbard.
Very good.
Estimate: $150 / 250
2013
Butler Cast steel 1850’s single blade folder horn
handle n/s
Estimate: $1,200 / 1,800
2014
Small Woodsman’s Knife of Toledo Manufacture,
with Staghorn Grip, Late 19th Century 5 5/8 nick-
el-plated blade, with “Toledo” and “30/14” etched
markings on ricasso. Plated steel mounts, with stag- Lot 2013
horn grip. Overall length, 10 1/2-inches. Very good. Lot 2014
85% finish, balance patina and light surface pitting .
Estimate: $200 / 300
2015
108 Girodia French Folder Knife, with Pearl and
Tortoise Shell Grip Panels 6 1/16-inch lock back
single edge blade with exaggerated clipped point,
left side marked “108 Girodia.” German silver
mounts. Grip panels one set mother-of-pearl, the
other tortoise shell. Length, 6 15/16-inches. Very
good. Light patina on steel. Chip from one tortoise
shell panel.
Estimate: $1,200 / 1,500
Lot 2015
2016
Machete with HS Logo and Marking No 460/18, Lot 2016
with Decorated Scabbard Overall length, 2
7/8-inches. Horn grip panels. Decorated leather
scabbard. Very good to fine. Scabbard worn and dis-
colored.
Estimate: $150 / 250
3
2017
Thomas Renshaw & Son “Stand” Trademark Folding Knife, with Ivory Grip
Panels, Sheffield 3-inch main blade, with 7 other blades and accessories,
including saw, corkscrew and hoofpick. Marking of “Stand” and maker. Length,
4 1/4-inches. Ivory grip panels, with German silver pins, and escutcheon on
one side. Overall length with main blade opened, 7 1/8-inches. Very good to
fine. Light surface pitting. Mellow patina to ivory. Pre-1900. The Thomas
Renshaw firm was established c. 1840.
Estimate: $4,000 / 6,000
2018
U.S. Bayonet and Scabbard for Krag Bolt Action Rifle, Dated 1899 1899 on
one side of ricasso, US on the other. Blued steel scabbard and belt loop sys-
tem. Very good. Sharpening marks and patina.
Estimate: $150 / 250
Lot 2018
2019
Nobson Folding Bowie Knife with Horn Grip Panels, Pearl Pommel and Relief
Lot 2017 German Silver Crossguard 5-inch clipped point locking blade, with “Nobson”
on ricasso. Length, 6 1/4-inches Overall length when opened, 10 15/16-inches.
Relief embellished German silver crossguard, the horn grip panels with
mother-of-pearl inlays on one side and matching pearl pommel plates. Civil
War era.Very good to fine. Scattered pitting on steel, with gray patina to
tang. Mars to one of German silver quillons.
Estimate: $1,500 / 2,500
2020
Fine Pruning Folding Knife with Bone Grip Panels, by Joseph Rodgers & Sons
3 1/2-inch beak profile main blade, left side marked “G [crown] R/Joseph
Rodgers/& Sons/Cutlers to His Majesty/” with star and Maltese cross trade-
marks and “Sheffield” beneath. Pruning shears the only accessory. Lined
German silver bolster. Length, 4 3/4-inches. Bone grip panels decorated to
simulate staghorn. Fine. Light patina, primarily on ricasso of blade.
Estimate: $900 / 1200
2021
Lot 2020 Steel Bayonet with Composition Handle, Late 20th Century 6 1/2-inch park-
erized spearpoint blade, with grooved composition handle and button
Lot 2019 release. Overall length 11 3/16-inches. Very good to fine.
Estimate: $50 / 70
2022
Bayonet with F+W Marking and Scabbard 9 3/8-inch spearpoint blade, with
“W578801” number marking on one side of ricasso and encircled “F+W”
monogram on other. Composition grip. Scabbard frog marked on back: “P.
Braunwalder/Bernhardzell/87.” Fine.
Lot 2022 Estimate: $60 / 80
2023
Steel U.S. Bayonet with Wood Handle Black single edge blade, with wood
handle and missing snap release mechanism at pommel. Overall length 11
3/8-inches. Very good, missing some parts and later whittling on grip panels.
Lot 2021 Estimate: $50 / 70
Lot 2023
2024
U.S. Bayonet, in Olive Drab Sheath, Marked Kiffe/Japan, with Scabbard Marked
US M8 6 3/4-inch spearpoint blade, “Kiffe/Japan” on ricasso. Overall length,
11 3/4-inches. Steel trimmed composition scabbard, throat marked “USM8.”
Canvas belt loop. Good to very good . Crossguard loose, missing mount.
Blade with sharpening and use marks. Scabbard cracked and with patina.
Estimate: $50 / 70
Lot 2024
4
2025
Fine Military Fighting Knife in Tan Sheath, Marked M10 and with
Manufacturing Codes 6 3/4-inch spearpoint blade, with frost finish,
black finish to steel crossguard and pommel. Composition checkered,
tan, grips. Overall length, 11 9/16-inches. Scabbard with hi-tech fabric
belt loop, and composition sheath, marked with “M10” and production
codes, and with tie-down. Fine. Marks on blade from sliding into
sheath.
Estimate: $100 / 150
Lot 2025
2026
U.S. Angular Socket Bayonet, with Scabbard and Frog Marked US on
angle of blade near socket. Overall length, 21-inches. Scabbard with
frog. Very good. Old refinish to bayonet.
Estimate: $200 / 300
Lot 2027
2027 Lot 2026
U.S. M7 Bayonet with BOC on Crossguard 6 5/8-inch blackened pear-
point blade, with checkered black composition grip panels. Overall
length, 11 3/4-inches. Very good. Blade with wear and patina.
Estimate: $50 / 70
2028
Bali Song Benchmade U.S.A. Blade Mounted in Wood Grip and with
Matching Sheath 4-inch single edge blade with “Benchmade/U.S.A.” and
“Bali Song” butterfly markings on ricasso. Wood grip with metal
mounts and studs, matching studs on wood sheath with leather straps
and Velcro. Very good.
Estimate: $150 / 250 Lot 2029
2029
Fine Modern Lock Back Folding Knife, with Embossed German Silver
“Liberty and Union” Mounts 4 3/4-inch spearpoint blade, with
“ABKA-97” on one side. “Old/Smoky” on one side of ricasso. Length, 5
3/4-inches. Horn grip panels, the bolsters with floral motifs.
Lot 2028
Crossguard bolsters include embossed inscriptions: “Liberty and
Union.” Fine.
Lot 2030
Estimate: $200 / 300
2030
Fine Clipped Point Small Hunting Knife with Etched Blade J.A. Hencles
and Scabbard 8 1/8-inch clipped point blade, the left side etched with
“Friodur/J.A. Henckels” and with trademark. German silver mount
with staghorn grip. Overall length, 8 3/8-inches. Blind tooled leather
scabbard with German wilver mounts. Fine. Light dents on flat pommel
to grip.
Estimate: $100 / 150
2031
PAL RH 36 Fighting Knife, with Leather Scabbard 6 1/8-inch clipped
point blade, with “PAL” and “RH 36” and logo on ricasso. Oval steel
crossguard. Aluminum pommel to leather washer grip. Leather scab-
bard. Very good. Blade cleaned and sharpened. Patina on crossguard
and pommel. Wear to scabbard and grips.
Estimate: $50 / 100
2032 Lot 2031 Lot 2032
Baby Bolo Knife with Woven Leather grip and Carved Wood Pommel,
with Sheath 8-inch single edge blade. Leather wrapped weave on grip,
with carved wood pommel. Very good. Patina and sharpening marks on
blade. Sheath fine.
Estimate: $150 / 250
5
2033 2037
Large Knife with U.S.M.C./Briddell Blade True Temper Bolo Knife by Kelly Axe
Marking ,10 5/8-inch clipped point blade Mfg. Co., Charleston West Virginia 12
marked “U.S.M.C./Briddell.” Steel half 1/8-inch bolo style blade stamped
crossguard, with walnut grip panels. “True Temper” and with Kelly compa-
Overall length, 16 3/16-inches. Canvas ny logo. S-cross guard of brass. Horn
Lot 2033 scabbard with leather tip. Very good. grip panels. Overall length, 17
Scattered pitting on cleaned blade. 1/2-inches. Very good. File marks on
Estimate: $150 / 250 blade.
Estimate: $300 / 500
2034
Woodsman Folding Knife by Joseph 2038
Rodgers & Sons, Sheffield, with Tree U.S. Signal Corps Electrician’s Knife,
Working Blade and Corkscrew 3 5/8-inch by Ulster Knife Co., New York 2 3/4-
main carving blade, marked left side inch main spearpoint blade, accessory
“Joseph Rodgers/& Sons.” No. 6 Norfolk screwdriver and cutting blade. Both
St. Sheffield address on ricasso. Length, 4 with maker and address marking on
3/4-inches. Accessory of tree-working ricasso. Length, 3 9/16-inches.
blade and corkscrew. Two slide-outs of Escutcheon on wood grip panel
pricker and tweezers. Fluted steel bolsters. marked “U.S. Signal Corps.” Very
Copper lanyard loop.Very good. Scattered good. Patina, pitting, wear.
patina and surface patina. Grip panels fine. Estimate: $100 / 150
Estimate: $600 / 800
Lot 2034 Lot 2035 2039
2035 Large Collins Axe stamped “The
Small Folding Pocket Knife with Pearl Grip Collins Company Made in USA”
Panels and Purse Style Pouch 1 5/8-inch Blade is 11 inches, total length 39
main blade, including ricasso marking inches.
“Edward/Street/Sheffield.” Five blades and Estimate: $50 / 100
accessories, including scissors. Length, 2
9/16-inches. Pearl grip panels, one side with
2040
German silver escutcheon. File-marked
Axe Stamped “Simmons St. Louis,
back. Leather purse style pouch. Very good
Missouri “ 12 inch blade, Total length
Lot 2036 to fine.
40 inches.
Estimate: $600 / 800
Estimate: $100 / 200
2036
2041
Corneta Brand Machete No. 127, with
Fighting Knife with Washer Style Grip
Decorated Scabbard Overall length, 27
6 3/4-inch clipped point blade.
3/8-inches. Composition grip panels.
Composition and aluminum washer
Original manufacture paper label on right
grip with aluminum pommel. Overall
side of blade. Leather scabbard. Very good.
length, 11 1/2-inches.Very good.
Patina on blade. Scabbard worn.
Polished blade.
Lot 2037 Estimate: $150 / 250
Lot 2038 Estimate: $150 / 250
2042
Mexican Scimitar with 24” blade
Estimate: $100 / 200
Lot 2041 Lot 2042
Lot 2039 Lot 2040
6
2043 2049
Collins Engineers Bolo with scab- U.S. Navy World War II Mark 2
bard in very good overall condition. fighting knife marked on the guard
Estimate: $250 / 350 KaBar USN with original leather
scabbard. All in excellent condition.
Estimate: $150 / 250
2044
WWII Commenorative sleeve dag-
ger replica of the OSS classic. This 2050
made by H.G. Long for the Custom Hunting Knife with Lot 2043
American Historical Foundation Leather Sheath 4 7/8-inch clipped Lot 2044
and is plated in 24 karat gold with point brightly polished blade
leather sheath and belt all in pre- Unmarked, stag handle. Very good.
sentation box. (#0973) Sharpening marks and pitting on
Estimate: $150 / 200 blade.
Estimate: $100 / 200
2045
Two-Blade Electrician’s Folding 2051
Knife, by Camillus, New York Fighting Knife with M3 Blade and
3-inch spearpoint blade, the ricasso Plexiglas Grip, with US M8
with maker name, New York and Scabbard Overall length, 11
U.S.A. Length, 3 3/4-inches. 1/2-inches. Aluminum mounts.
Composition grip panels and Plexiglas grip with aluminum and
German silver bolsters. Release composition wrappings. US M8
lock to screwdriver, knife, second scabbard. Very good. Blade with
blade. Very good . Patina on blades. sharpening marks. After-market
Estimate: $50 / 80 belt loop on scabbard.
Estimate: $100 / 150
2046 Lot 2045 Lot 2046
Two-Blade Electrician’s Folding 2052
Knife, by Camco, U.S.A., with U.S. World War II Theater of War
Govt Etched Blade 3-inch spear- Staghorn Handled Fighting Knife
point blade, the ricasso with maker with Scabbard 8 3/8-inch spear-
name, and U.S.A.. Left side of blade point blade, the staghorn grip with
etched “Property of U.S. Govt.” brass crossguard and acorn motif
Length, 3 3/4-inches. Composition pommel. Overall length, 14-inches.
grip panels and German silver bol- Leather scabbard. Very good.
sters. Release lock to screwdriver/ Scattered pitting on blade.
knife second blade. Very good. Estimate: $150 / 250
Patina on blades and springs.
Estimate: $50 / 80
2047
Bright plated Mark 2 unmarked
combat knife with custom leather
scabbard. In excellent condition. Lot 2047 Lot 2048
Estimate: $400 / 600
2048
Commando Style Fighting Knife by
Western Cutlery, with Leather
Sheath 6 3/4-inch blued spearpoint
blade, with Western, Boulder
address, and patent date marking
on ricasso. Oval steel crossguard.
Aluminum pommel to leather
washer grip. Leather sheath.Very
good. Sharpening marks on blade
with 80% blue. Sheath worn, with
tears, and hole at tip.
Estimate: $300 / 500
Lot 2049 Lot 2050 Lot 2051 Lot 2052
7
2053 2056
Clipped Point Civil War Period Bowie U.S. Krag Bayonet Dated 1895, with
Knife with Cutlery Handle, Marked N.Y. Scabbard Overall length, 16 1/8-inch-
and with Scrolls and “The American’s es. “1895” and “US” on ricasso. Blued
Pride” Etched Slogan on Blade, with steel scabbard . Very good .
Gold-Tooled Sheath 7-inch clipped point Estimate: $150 / 250
polished steel blade, with 4 3/4-inch false
edge. Left side of
2057
blade etched with scrollwork and
U.S.M.C. World War II Fighting Knife
inscription: THE AMERICAN’S PRIDE/
marked on the guard Camillus USMC
EQUAL LAWS, EQUAL RIGHTS/AND
with original leather scabbard. All in
JUSTICE TO ALL. Blade at widest point,
excellent condition.
1 1/15-inches, at thickest, 5/32-inches.
Estimate: $200 / 300
N[shield motif]Y on ricasso; partially
readable Allen & Son maker marking on
reverse of ricasso, with SHEFFIELD. 2058
Lot 2053 Lot 2054
Fancy floral cutlery handle of German US Fighting Kinfe by Camillus and
silver, with oval German silver cross- USMC on the blade with sheath. Fine
guard . Gold-tooled leather sheath with Condition.
German silver throat with frog, and gold Estimate: $200 / 300
embossed N[shield motif]Y on one side.
Overall length with sheath, 12-inches. 2059
Very good to fine. Patina, pitting on U.S. Marked East Brothers, Sydney,
blade. Hilt fine. Scabbard worn, missing Australia, Commando Knife, with
tip. Scabbard 6-inch polished spearpoint
Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500 blade, maker and address marking on
ricasso. “GH” on wood grip panels.
Lot 2055 Lot 2056 2054 Overall length, 11 1/8-inches. “U.S.”
Fine Dickinson Stag-Handled Bowie and “1944” on crossguard. Leather
Knife of Civil War Period, with Leather scabbard. Very good. Aftermarket
Sheath 7 3/4-inch spear point with scabbard.
5-inch false edge and brightly polished Estimate: $250 / 350
blade. Ricasso stamped : E.M .
DICKINSON / SHEFFIELD on one side 2060
and THE INVICTA / ENGLAND and Home Made Fighting Knife with
with logo on the other. German silver Leather Scabbard Overall length, 14
crossguard. Stag grip panels, secured by 1/2-inches. 9 1/4-inch clipped point
pins. Finely stitched and blind-tooled blade. Aluminum mounts to wood,
Lot 2057 Lot 2058 leather sheath with belt loop. Overall composition and aluminum washer
length of knife, 12 1/8-inches. Blade at grip. Leather scabbard with MJ mono-
thickest point, 3/16-inches. Excellent. gram. Very good. Sharpening marks on
Minor patina on metal and minor stor- blade.
age marks on scabbard.
Estimate: $150 / 250
Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500
2061
2055 Fighting Knife with Walrus Ivory
Folk Art Quality American Plains Indian Handle and Brass Mounts 8 1/4-inch
Knife, with Steel Wire Securing Blade to clipped point blade. Brass mounts to
Wood Grip, with Scabbard Length of walrus ivory finger-grip panels.
Lot 2059 Lot 2060 blade, 3 1/8-inches, at widest point, Overall length, 12 5/8-inches. Very
5/8-inches, and at thickest, 3/32 -i nches. good. Polished blade .
Five flats on faceted hardwood grip,
Estimate: $350 / 450
which is 1 1/2 -inches
thick, with groove for thumb. Blade
secured to grip with neatly executed 2062
steel wire wrapping. Overall length, 8 U.S. Springfield Armory Model 1880
3/4-inches. Leather scabbard marked Hunting Knife with Scabbard Standard
“RA BAR” with border motif. Leather pattern knife with 8 1/2-inch blade.
reinforced with crudely cut and soldered Brass crossguard marked: “U.S.
copper sheet. Very good. Wear, patina Springfield” and “2504.” Turned wood-
Lot 2061 and cracks in wood near blade. Blade en grip. Black leather scabbard
Lot 2062 pitted and with dark patina. marked: “WatervlietArsenal”. Good.
Estimate: $500 / 700 Wear, pitting.
Estimate: $300 / 400
82063 2067
Excellent Exhibition Grade Multi/Blade Large Bowie Knife with 13 3/4-inch
Folder by William Rodgers with Faceted Spearpoint Blade and Leather
Blades and Springs, Engraved Mounts and Scabbard, c. 1850s Unmarked 13 3/4-
Pearl Grip Panels. 4 7/8-inch main spear- inch spearpoint blade, 1 5/16-inches at
point blade with “Williams/Rodgers/ widest point, 3/16-inches at thickest.
Sheffield/England” on ricasso. and “001” German silver mounts, with horn grip
on other side. 5 blades marked with axe panels, and 2 1/16-inch escutcheon
handle trademark and “I Cut My Way”. inlay on one side. Burgundy leather
File-faceted blades, accessories, and scabbard with gold tooling, and
springs. German silver mounts, engraved German silver throat. Overall length, Lot 2063
with scroll and border work. Mother of 18 15/32-inches. Very good to fine.
pearl grip panels secured by German sil- Scattered surface pitting on blade, light
ver pins. Milled brass liners with beaded pitting on tang . Missing frog and tip of
edges. 7 inch long body, 25/32-inches scabbard, leather worn, faded in color,
thick. Blades and accessories include and with break at center of one side.
large scissors, eyelet and saw. Excellent Estimate: $1,500 / 2,000
condition.
Estimate: $2,500 / 3,000 2068
Unmarked Machete with Hardwood
2064 Handle and Leather Scabbard 13-inch
Hand Made Fighting Knife with Aluminum clipped point blade, with varnished
Mounts and Leather Scabbard Marked walnut grip panels. Overall length,
Wilson and Initials J.E.W. 8-inch fighting 18-inches. Leather scabbard with Lot 2065 Lot 2064
blade with clipped point, 1/4-inch at thick- brass rivets. Very good. Patina and
est point. Aluminum mounts, with leather surface pitting on blade.
washer and composition grip. Crossguard Estimate: $60 / 80
stamped in dots: “MP.” Overall length, 12
3/4-inches. Leather scabbard of military
2069
type, with “Wilson” carved on back.
Machete with Blade Marked “Hand/
Punched on front with initials, “J.E.W.”
Bolo/Forged” Overall length, 19
Good to very good. Pitted blade, wear,
5/8-inches. Composition grip panels.
including on scabbard.
Very good.
Estimate: $150 / 250
Estimate: $60 / 80
2065
2070
Universal Bowie Style Knife by Landers,
Bayonet with Blued Scabbard 11 3/4-
Frary & Clark, with Sheath 7-inch clipped Lot 2066
inch spearpoint blade, with bright fin-
point blade with Universal and L.F. & C.
ished steel mounts, and wood grip
on one side. German silver crossguard.
panels. Overall length, 16 3/4-inches.
Staghorn grip panels, neatly wrapped in
Blued steel scabbard. Very good.
cord. Leather sheath. Very good.
Scattered patina and marks on blade.
Sharpening marks on blade.
Estimate: $60 / 80
Estimate: $150 / 250
2066
Lot 2067
Fine and Large Spearpoint Hunting Knife
by C.E. Heinke, London, with Stag Handle
and Leather Sheath 7 1/2-inch spearpoint
polished steel blade. 1 11/16 inches at
widest point, 1/4-inches at thickest point.
Staghorn handle with large oval cross-
guard of brass. C.E. HEINKE/LONDON
on right side of blade. Thick and strongly
built leather sheath, likely lined with metal;
with hole for attachment to belt stud.
Overall length with sheath, 15-inches. Fine.
Light pitting on steel; nicks and patina on
crossguard; sheath with wear and marks.
Estimate: $2,500 / 3,500
Lot 2068 Lot 2069 Lot 2070
92071
U.S. Machete by Collins & Co., Marked “Subic Bay
Shipyards,” with Embossed Scabbard Overall length,
23-inches. Blade including “U.S.” and dated “1942.”
Composition grip panels. Blind tooled leather scabbard,
including Legitimus marking.
Very good. Brown patina and pitting.
Estimate: $60 / 80
Lot 2071 Lot 2072
2072
US M3 Fighting Knife, blade marked Utica. M8 Sheath.
Excellent.
Estimate: $400 / 600
2073
U.S. World War II M2 fighting knife marked on the guard
KaBar USN with original leather scabbard. All in excellent
condition.
Estimate: $150 / 250
2074
Lot 2073 Lot 2074 US WWII M3 fighting knife blade marked US M3 Imperial,
in fine condition. Leather handle in excellent condition.
Estimate: $200 / 300
2075
US M3 WWII fighting knife blade marked US M3 Camillus,
in fine condition. Leather handle in excellent condition.
With US M8A1 scabbard.
Estimate: $400 / 600
2076
Aircraft escape axe with darkened blade and black rubber-
ized handle. All in excellent condition.
Lot 2075 Lot 2076 Estimate: $100 / 150
2077
Dagger by Unknown Maker, with U.S.N. Mk 2 Scabbard
7-inch spearpoint blade. Aluminum hilt with brass and
composition grip spacers. Overall length, 11 7/16-inches.
U.S.N. Mk 2 scabbard. Very good. Wear and patina on
blade.
Estimate: $150 / 250
2078
U.S. Navy World War II Mark 2 fighting knife marked on
Lot 2078 the guard Camillus USN with original leather scabbard. All
Lot 2077
in fine condition.
Estimate: $150 / 250
2079
U.S. Navy World War II Mark 2 fighting knife marked on
the guard KaBar USN with original grey plastic scabbard.
All in excellent condition.
Estimate: $150 / 250
2080
U.S. Navy World War II Mark 2 fighting knife marked on
Lot 2079 Lot 2080 the guard Camillus USN with original grey plastic scabbard.
All in excellent condition.
Estimate: $100 / 150
102081 2086
Scarce U.S. Model 1909 Bolo Knife by U.S.M.C. Mark 2 Knife by Camillus, New
Plumb, Philadelphia Standard pattern knife York, with Leather Scabbard 7-inch park-
with 14-inch blade marked on ricasso erized clipped point blade with “U.S.M.C.”
“Piumb/Phila./[Ordnance bomb]/1917.” On and maker, N.Y. on one side of crossguard.
opposite side, “U.S./52046.” Wood grip Leather washer grip and steel mounts.
scales with brass rivets. Good to very Leather scabbard stamped CMF and with
good. Scattered pitting on blade, with gray owner markings. Very good.
patina. Estimate: $200 / 300
Estimate: $250 / 350
2087
2082 Royal Knife with Unmarked Rosewood
Murphy Combat Knife with Aluminum Hilt, Handle, and Sheath 6 7/8-inch clipped
Leather Scabbard 6-inch clipped point point blade. Steel crossguard, with rose- Lot 2081 Lot 2082
blade. Cast aluminum grip embossed with wood grip panels. Leather scabbard. Very
maker, trade name and U.S.A. Very good. good. Cleaned blade.
Patina on blade and sharpening marks. Estimate: $100 / 200
Associated scabbard.
Estimate: $500 / 700 2088
Fine Presentation Tomahawk from Vietnam
2083 Era, Inscribed Plaque to 2Lt Jon G.
Theater of War Knife with Landers, Frary Lundeen Overall length, 17-inches, the
& Clark Blade Dated 1918 8 1/4-inch plated steel head measuring 6-inches in
clipped point blade, ricasso marked height. Handle with plaque inscribed: “To:
“U.S./307/[eagle head]/12,” and “L.F. & 2Lt Jon G. Lundeen/From Personnel
C./1918” with Ordnance bomb motif. of/HHC, 2d AVN BN (CBT).” Fine.
Checkered composition grip with steel Estimate: $300 / 400
mounts. Overall length, 14 1/2-inches. Very
good. Patina and file marks on blade.
2089
Crack in one grip panel. Made from U.S.
Military Style Knife by Korff & Honsberg, Lot 2083 Lot 2084
issue Patton saber.
Remscheid, 12 7/8-inch clipped point
Estimate: $400 / 600 blade, with trademark, maker, and No. 638
on ricasso. Crossguard with acorn termi-
2084 nals. Very good. Patina and sharpening
U.S.N. Mark 2 Fighting Knife by Ka-Bar, marks on blade.
with Leather Scabbard 7 1/8-inch clipped Estimate: $500 / 700
point blade without fuller, the crossguard
marked “Ka-Bar” and “USN/Mk 2.”
2090
Leather washer grip. Leather scabbard
Reproduction Hicks Rifleman’s Knife, with
marked “U.S.N.” Very good.
Sheath Overall length, 15-inches. Standard
Estimate: $400 / 600 configuration. Marks on grip. Brass mount-
ed leather sheath. Very good to fine.
2085 Estimate: $300 / 500
Kutmaster Knife Made from M4 Bayonet,
with Sheath 6 5/8-inch spearpoint blade,
with “Kutmaster/Made in U.S.A.” on one Lot 2085 Lot 2086
side. Leather washer handle. Steel mounts.
Modified into knife, including altering steel
crossguard. Leather sheath. Very good.
Blade polished.
Estimate: $200 / 300
Lot 2088 Lot 2089 Lot 2090
Lot 2087
112091 2095
Fighting Knife Marked Ka-Bar, with U.S. Model 1880 Hunting Knife without
Leather Scabbard 7-inch clipped point Scabbard. Standard pattern knife with 8
blade, the ricasso with maker marking 1/2-inch blade. Brass crossguard
and U.S.M.C. Aluminum cast grip. marked: “1659.” Turned wooden grip.
Leather scabbard. Very good. Cleaned Very good. Patina and pitting on blade.
blade. Estimate: $500 / 700
Estimate: $200 / 300
2096
2092 Fine Exhibition Grade I XL Folding
U.S. M-1 Garand Bayonet with Knife by George Wostenholm with
Scabbard Standard pattern bayonet Ivory Grip Panels 4 inch spearpoint
with parkerized blade marked: main blade, with 9 other blades and
“U.F.H./U. [ordnance bomb] S.” Black accessories, including corkscrew, awl,
composition grip. Olive drab resin hoof pick, tweezers and pick. Length 5
Lot 2091 Lot 2092 scabbard with standard mountings. inches. German silver bolster, lanyard
Very good. Sharpening marks and pati- ring and frame plates. Escutcheon
na on blade. Cracks on handle. inlaid on one of ivory grips panels.
Estimate: $100 / 150 Overall length with primary blade
open, 8 5/8 inches. fine. Minor patina.
Mellow coloration to ivory.
2093
Fine I.XL George Wostenholm Multi- Estimate: $4,000 / 6,000
Blade Folding Knife 4-inch lockable
spearpoint blade with “!.XL” and 2097
maker markings on ricasso. Length, 5 Murphy Combat Knife with Aluminum
1/4-inches. Total of six blades and Hilt, Leather Scabbard 6 1/4-inch
accessories, including saw, screwdriver, clipped point blade. Cast aluminum
three-sided leather punch and cork- grip embossed with maker, trade name
screw . Slide-outs of scissors, tweezers and U.S.A. Leather scabbard. Very good.
and pricker. German silver bolsters. Patina on blade and sharpening marks.
Lot 2093
Staghorn grip panels, one side with Estimate: $500 / 700
German silver escutcheon. Overall
length with main blade open, 9-inches.
2098
Fine. Light patina and minor surface
Clipped Point Fighting Knife with F.J.R.
pitting.
Initials on Brass Pommel, with Leather
Estimate: $2,500 / 3,500 Scabbard 6 1/4-inch clipped point
blade, 1 3/16-inches at widest point,
2094 and 1/8-inches at thickest. Brass
Six-Blade Folding Knife by Mappin & mounts, with leather washer grip.
Webb, Sheffield, with Ivory Grip Panels Pommel stamped: “F.J.R./Ciarkson” and
and File Decorations 2 5/8-inch main left side of crossguard marked “F.J.R./
spearpoint blade, the pen blade with Ciarkson/Neb.” Made without steel
Lot 2094 maker and Sheffield marking. Other lanyard eyelet at pommel. Overall
blades and accessories include eyelet, length 11 1/16-inches. Very good to
drill and corkscrew. Length, 3 fine. Light marks on blade. Scabbard
5/16-inches. Made for two slide-outs. fine.
Ivory grip panels and one side with Estimate: $3,500 / 4,500
Lot 2095 oval escutcheon inlay. File decoration,
and beaded brass liners. Very good.
Snakk cracking on grip panels and
missing tweezer slide-out.
Estimate: $900 / 1,200
Lot 2097
Lot 2096 Lot 2098
122099 2103
Scarce Michael Price, San Francisco Bowie Knife Charles Lancaster of New Bond Street,
with Elkhorn Grip Panels, and German Silver “Explorer” Bowie Knife with Scabbard 11 5/8-
Scabbard 6 1/16-inch spearpoint blade with ricasso inch clipped point blade marked “Explorer.” on
marked “M. Price/San Francisco.” 1 1/8-inches at left side in blood groove. 1 3/8-inches at wid-
widest point, 1/4-inch at thickest. Faceted steel est point, and 7/32-inches at thickest. Marked
crossguard of oval shape. Swelled grip with elkhorn at center of left side of blade, “Charles
panels, secured by German silver pins. German sil- Lancaster/151 New Bond Street. “ German sil-
ver scabbard, with ball finial, and plated steel belt ver mounts including S-curve crossguard.
hook Overall length, 10 1/2-inches. Very good to Checkered ebonized hardwood grip. German
fine. Patina and scattered pitting on blade and silver pommel with tiny eyelet for lanyard.
crossguard. Grips fine . Scabbard with marks and Leather scabbard with blind tooling. Overall
scratches, scattered small dents. length, 17 5/8-inches. Very good to fine.
Estimate: $8,000 / 12,000 Spotted light patina and minor surface pitting
on blade. Scabbard worn and missing belt
loop.
2100
Fine Spearpoint Bowie Knife by S.W. Silver & Co., Estimate: $3,000 / 5,000
with Leather Scabbard 8 11/16-inch spearpoint
blade, 1 9/16-inches at widest point, and 1/4-inch at 2104
thickest. Obverse of blade stamped “S.W. Silver & Thomas Turner “A Sure Defense” Sheffield
Co/Cornhill, Old Bond Street.” Scalloped German Bowie Knife with Etched Spearpoint Blade
silver crossguard, and grip panel pins. Grip panels and Leather Scabbard 7 13/16-inch spearpoint
of checkered horn, secured to tang and with bead- blade, 1 3/4-inches at widest point and
ed-edge brass liners. Overall length, 13 1/2-inches. 7/32-inches at thickest. Obverse etched with Lot 2099
Blind tooled brown leather scabbard with belt scrollwork and banner “A Sure Defence.”
loop. Fine. Minor spots surface pitting on blade. Reverse of blade etched with name: “Anto
Dark patina on tang . Scabbard with light wear and Covarsi” and with plain border. Ricasso with
marks and some scraping near tip. encore trademark and stamping: “Thomas
Estimate: $4,000 / 6,000 Turner & Co./Sheffield.” German silver cross-
guard, escutcheon and grip panel pins. Stag grip
panels. Overall length, 12 3/8-inches. Blind
2101
tooled leather scabbard with German silver
Fine Needham Brothers “Repeat” Multi-Blade
mounts, including frog. Separate leather belt
Folder Fishing Knife, with Weighing Scale and
loop secured by frog. Very good. Blade with
Various Other Accessories 3-inch master spear
patina, surface pitting, and light wear. Scabbard
blade, with long pull, the ricasso with “Repeat/
worn and with patina.
Needham/Brothers/Celebrated.” Length, 4-inches.
Accessory blades including brass scale, saw with a Estimate: $4,000 / 6,000 Lot 2100
hook disgorger, and corkscrew. Slideout of large
pair scissors. Brass liners. German silver escutch-
eon inlaid on one of checkered horn grip panels.
Overall length with main blade open, 6 7/8-inches.
Fine to excellent. Minor patina and surface pitting,
primarily on saw. Pictured in color, page 240,
Claussen, Adams, Watts, et. al., Sheffield Exhibition
Knives.
Estimate: $4000 / 6,000
2102
Fine Ivory-Gripped Sheffield Bowie Knife by Joseph Lot 2101 Lot 2102
Rodgers & Sons with Etched Blade “Sneezeweed” 8
5/8-inch clipped point bright steel blade, the ricas-
so marked “Joseph Rodgers & Sons” with star
motif and Maltese cross. Left side of blade etched
in large block letters: “Sneezeweed.” Blade 1/4-inch
at thickest point. Overall length 13 5/8-inches.
Ivory grip panels. Blind-tooled brown leather scab-
bard with German silver mounts . Leather belt
loop on reverse of throat. Fine . Light spots pitting .
Brown patina and spots pitting to edges of tang.
Mellow patina to grip panels. Scabbard with light
marks
Estimate: $5,000 / 7,000 Lot 2103
Lot 2104
132105 2108
Civil War Period Sheffield Bowie Knife with Joseph Rodgers and Sons 7 piece inter-
American Patriotic Etched Blade and Mother- changeable blade set with a clip blade,
of-Pearl Grip Inlays, by Wilson Swift 8 7/8-inch a spey blade, a spear blade, a sheepfoot
spearpoint, double-edged blade, with etched blade, a pruning or hawkbill blade, a
panel of elegant scrollwork and American larger sheepfoot, and a larger spey
patriotic motto, “America/The Land of the blade. The knife is 3 3/8” long with top
Free and the Home of the Brave. “ Ricasso round nickel silver bolsters and no
with maker’s marking: “Wilson Swift/Broad pommel bolsters. The handle is beauti-
St.,Sheffield.” Reverse of ricasso with trade- ful mellowed ivory. It comes in original
Lot 2105 mark stamp “DCL.” German silver crossguard. black leather roll with blue cloth liner.
Grip panels of horn, obverse with three moth- Estimate: $2,500 / 3,500
er-of-pearl circular inlays. Burgundy leather
scabbard with gold-embossed decorations and
2109
German silver throat and tip. Very good to
Elegant Cased 24-Biade Folding Pocket
fine. Spotted pitting on blade and patina on
Knife/ Engraved TPM Monogram and
tang, light nicks to edges of blade. Mellow pati-
1848 Date/ with Carved Tortoise Shell
na to crossguard. Grips with light cracking and
Grip Panels/ by Clark/ Bath 3 12/4-inch
minor chipping. Scabbard with patina and wear.
length to body/ majority of blades of
Robert Abels (with inventory red pigment
penknife type/ several marked “Clark/
marking on ricasso and on scabbard throat, 3)
Lot 2106 Bath.” Beaded edge brass liners.
Estimate: $10,000 / 15,000 Tortoise shell grip panels with grooved
and shell motifs/ secured by silver floral
2106 pins. Scalloped German silver escutch-
George Woodhead Sheffield Bowie Knife with eon panels/ one engraved T.P.M. in olde
American Eagle and Shield Motifs and “Good English/ the other dated 1848.
as Gold” Etched Blade, with Scabbard 9 3/8- Escutcheons bordered by fine design of
inch clipped point blade with etched scroll and German silver pin inlays. 17/32-inches
banner motif on left side, including “Good as thick. With maroon blind tooled leath-
Gold” motto. German silver mounts, with er-covered case. Fine. Scattered surface
scalloped crossguard, embossed grip panels, pitting. One blade broken. Case fine/
with mother-of-pearl spacers, and featuring with wear.
floral motifs, and American eagle and shield. Estimate: $3,000 / 5,000
Blade 1 1/4-inches at widest point, and 3/16-
inch at thickest. Overall length, 14 3/8-inches.
2110
Aftermarket scabbard of leather, with copper
Lot 2108 Rare Will & Finck Spearpoint Dress
rivets and washers, and belt loop integral. Very
Bowie Knife, with Carved Ivory Handle
good. Pitting on blade, with wear. Patina to
and Leather Sheath Spearpoint blade of
German silver mounts and denting to pommel.
Lot 2107 6 1/4-inch length. Marked on ricasso
Scabbard with wear, and patina to copper.
WILL & FINCK/S.F. CAL. . Blade at wid-
Estimate: $3,000 / 5,000 est point, 1-inches; at thickest point,
7/32-inches. Oval German silver cross-
2107 guard. Relief carved walrus ivory grip
Manton & Co., London and Calcutta, Clipped with pelican motif on one side. Leather
Point Bowie Knife with Embossed German scabbard sliced on obverse to allow
Silver Mounts and Leather Scabbard 7 1/16- stitched rib to serve as belt loop.
inch clipped point blade, the left side marked Overall length with scabbard, 11
“Manton & Co./116 Jermyn Street/& Calcutta.” 3/4-inches. Fine. Light patina and surface
1 3/16-inch blade at widest point, 7/32-inches pitting on blade. Mellow grip with minor
at thickest. Embossed German silver mounts, cracks. Sheath with light wear, leather
as well as escutcheon on one of pearl grip supple. See Bernard R. Levine,
panels, which are secured by German silver Knifemakers of Old San Francisco, chap-
pins. Beaded brass liners. Gold embossed ter 3, on the career and production of
Lot 2109 scabbard with German silver mounts and frog. Will & Finck. See page 47 for a dirk by
Leather band at throat, for belt loop. Very this maker, with relief carved grip shar-
good. Blade with dull patina and pitting. ing some features with the grip of the
Mellow patina to German silver. Pearl fading in present lot. See also R.L. Wilson, Steel
color. Scabbard with dents on German silver Canvas The Art of American Arms, and
trim. Wear to leather and belt loop missing. The Peacemakers Arms and Adventure
Jermyn Street, London, has long been known in the American West (pages 136-137)
as a source of products for men. Manton was for examples of Will & Finck produc-
a leading supplier of firearms and accessories tion, some with carved grips.
in India, in the days of the Raj. Estimate: $4,000 / 6,000
Lot 2110 Estimate: $4,000 / 6,000
142111
Scarce Folding Bowie Style Knife by M. Dyson, with Lion Motif Pommel
and Horn Grip Panels 5 1/2-inch clipped point blade stamped M.
DYSON/2820 on ricasso. 3 3/4-inch false edge, 31/32-inches at widest
point and 1/8-inches at thickest point.
Round thumb release to lock and release blade. Embossed beveled and
floral motif crossguard and roaring lion pommel plaques mounted on
brass sheets. Horn grip panels, secured by steel pins. Obverse panel! with
faceted flush inlaid escutcheon of German silver, with circular mother-of-
pearl inlays. Coffin profile to pommel. Overall length with blade opened,
12 1/4-inches. Very good to fine. Light pitting on blade. Dark patina on Lot 2111
visible surfaces of tang. Horn panels and grip mounts fine, with latter hav-
ing mellow patina.
Estimate: $5,000 / 7,000
2112
Rare Crystal Palace Exhibition Multi-Blade IXL Folding Knife by
George Wostenholm, Sheffield, with Faceted Blades and Tools, c. 1851
Primary single edge blade of 3 1/8-inches with spearpoint, elegantly etched
on left side: G. WOSTENHOLM & SON I * XL SHEFFIELD, the ricasso
with stamping, of GEORGE / WOSTENHOLM / CUTLERY. Miscellany of
blades and tools including exquisite hacksaw with blued blade, adjustable
wrench, horseman’s hook and other horse-related tools, and corkscrew.
Thick steel cover to bottom of knife is hoofpick, which opens to reveal
several additional tools, drills, punches and blades. The stag grip panels with
slots for pair of scissors, pricker, tweezers with small spearpoint blade, and
calipers. Several surfaces of the blades and tools exquisitely faceted, and Lot 2112
highly decorative. One of staghorn grip panels with polished rectangular
escutcheon. Pins securing panels engraved with star motifs. Engraved
German silver main bolsters. Overall length with longest blade opened,
8-inches. Fine. Light patina on some of tools ; spot pitting on thick steel
cover to bottom of knife; spring to eye hook device weakened.
Featured in the Crystal Palace Exhibition, London, 1851. One of the finest
folding knives extant. G. Wostenholm & Son Hubert Lawell Illustrated page
38, The House of Wostenholm 1745-1945, and identified as a knife made by
the firm to be featured at the Great Exhibition of 1851, also known as the
Crystal Palace Exhibition. Color illustration occupying full back cover and
detailed on pages 168-169 of Sheffield Exhibition Knives by Clausen, Watts,
McMickle, et. al. Copy of the book included with the sale of the knife.
Estimate: $15,000 / 25,000
Lot 2113
2113
Confederate D-Guard Bowie Knife, Museum De-Accession, with
Collection Number on Ricasso 17 1/16-inch blade, 2 1/ 8-inches at wid-
est point, and 3/ 32-inch at thickest. Forged steel knuckleguard, with
hardwood grip. Museum accession no. painted on ricasso, “P434+-2-2. “
Very good . Gray and brown patina, with pitting. Nicks and wear on grip,
with crack near crossguard. For comparable D-Guard Bowie Knifes, see
Norm Flayderman, The Bowie Knife Unsheathing an American Legend,
chapter 5. Deaccessioned from the de Young Museum, San Francisco .
Estimate: $3,500 / 4,500
2114
Rare Multi-Blade Pocket Knife with Horn Handles and Silver Main Blade
with Touchmarks. c. 1780s 2 1/2-inch silver blade with touchmarks of
portrait profile of British royal, as well as the British lion. Length, 3
5/16-inches. Approximately 12 various blades and accessories, including
saw, hoofpick and corkscrew. 2 13/32-inch steel blade includes marking,
“Nowil” on left side. Steel bolsters. Horn grip plates secured by German
silver pins. Escutcheon plate inlaid on one of grip panels. Overall length
with silver blade opened, 5 23/32-inches. Knife is 13/16-inches at thickest
point. Very good. Gray patina, with spots pitting to steel. Grip panels with
light wears.
Estimate: $6,000 / 10,000 Lot 2114
152115 2118
Fine French Folding Knife of c. 1750, Excellent Pre-1898 George
Relief Carved Ivory Grip Panels Relief Wostenholm IXL Folding Knife with
with Military Officer 5 1/2-inch spear- Etched Blade and Mother-of-Pearl
point blade, without markings, Grip Panels 3 1/4-inch main blade,
released by pulling on lanyard ring. with stylishly etched maker, IXL and
Blade 13/16-inches wide, and Sheffield marking on left side, with
5/32-inches thick. Ivory grip panels maker, IXL and Sheffield stamping on
mounted on brass plates. Relief carv- left side of ricasso. Length, 4 -inches.
ing depicts French military officer in Mother-of-pearl grip panels secured
cockade hat, with sword at left side, by German silver pins, with matching
including relief sword guard. Each escutcheon inlay on one panel. 8
panel secured by two German silver blades and accessories, including hoof
pins. Overall length when open, 10 pick, corkscrew and extra blade.
1/2-inches. Officer-carved grip l-inch Faceting to steel, including on main
at thickest point. Fine. Mellow patina blade and hoof pick. Inserts in butt of
to ivory, minor pitting on steel. Minor grip panels include pricker and twee-
repair at feet of officer. zers. Overall length with main blade
Estimate: $6,000 / 8,000 open, 7 1/4-inches. Excellent.
Estimate: $12,000 / 15,000
2116
Lot 2115 Lot 2116 Excellent Exhibition Grade Multi- 2119
Blade Folder, by William Rodgers, with Rare Kippax Pocket Knife with Seven
Faceted Blades and Springs, Engraved Blades and Accessories, and GL
Mounts and Pearl Grip Panels 4 7/8- Monogrammed Escutcheon, c. 1780s 2
inch main spearpoint blade with 5/8-inch spearpoint main blade, the
“William/Rodgers/Sheffield/England” ricasso stamped “Kippax.” Length, 3 1/
on ricasso and 0 12 on other side. 2-inches. Blades and accessories
Some of total of 12 blades marked include superb miniature saw with
with axe handle trademark and “I Cut blued steel blade, hoof-pick with
My Way.” File-faceted blades, accesso- pricker inside, and corkscrew. Neatly
ries, and springs. German silver file-decorated hoof-pick and some of
mounts, engraved with scroll and bor- blade springs. Flat horn grip panels,
der work. Mother-of-pearl grip panels one inlaid with GL script monogram
secured by German silver pins. German silver oval. Fluted steel bol-
Scalloped German silver escutcheon ster. Very good to fine . Light patina
inlaid on one of grip panels. Milled and surface pitting .
brass liners with beaded edges. 7 1/8- Estimate: $8,000 / 10,000
inch long body, 1 3/8-inches thick.
Blades and accessories include large
Lot 2117 2120
scissors, eyelet, sheepfoot blade and
Excellent Exhibition Grade Multi-
saw. Excellent.
Blade Folder, by William Rodgers,
Estimate: $3,000 / 5,000 Sheffield, with Engraved Mounts and
Lot 2118 Pearl Grip Panels 4 13/16-inch main
2117 Spearpoint blade with William/
Fine George Wostenholm IXL Multi Rodgers/Sheffield/England” on ricasso
tool knife with Horse Shoe Cleaner and 0 13 on other side. Some of total
with Gold Liners and Mother-of-Pearl of 11 blades marked with axe handle
Grip Panels, in Leather Case 2 1/2- trademark and “I Cut My Way.” File-
inch main blade, with shorter blade, faceted blades, accessories, and
corkscrew and hoofpick. Ricassos with springs. German silver mounts,
maker and Sheffield marking, the engraved with scroll and border work.
smaller blade including “IXL.” Length, Mother-of-pearl grip panels secured
3 7/16-inches. German silver bolsters by German silver pins. Scalloped
and beaded gold liners. Pricker and German silver escutcheon inlaid on
tweezer inserts in pearl grips panels one of grip panels. Milled brass liners
at butt end. Mother-of-pearl grips with beaded edges. 7 3/32-inch long
secured by German silver pins. body, 1 3/8-inches thick. Blades and
Overall length when longer blade accessories include scissors, screw-
opened, 6-inches. Leather-covered driver and saw. Excellent.
case with leather and fabric liner. Fine. Estimate: $3,000 / 5,000
Estimate: $9,000 / 12,000
Lot 2120
Lot 2119
162121 2124
Ivory Gripped Hunter’s Knife by Henderson of Joseph Rodgers & Sons Bowie Knife,
Liverpool, with Eight Blades and Accessories, “Cutlers to Their Majesties” Marked Blade,
Inscribed “G.D. Richmond” 4 7/16-inch blade, with with Scabbard 8 7/8-inch clipped point
saw of slightly longer length, and lesser blade, all blade, the ricasso with maker, “Cutlers to
with Henderson, address and Liverpool marking Their Majesties” and 6 Norfolk Street,
on ricassos. Length, 5 3/4-inches. Corkscrew, twee- Sheffield address, and with trademarks.
zer, punch, awl and hoofpick accessories. Steel Blade 1 5/16-inches at widest point, and
mountings. Ivory grip panels secured by German 7/32-inches at thickest. German silver
silver pins. Escutcheon inscribed: “G.D. Richmond.” crossguard with ball terminals. Staghorn grip
Lanyard loop of German silver. Overall length panels. Overall length, 13 9/16-inches. Lot 2121
opened: 10-inches. Very good to fine. Minor patina Leather scabbard with belt loop and
and light pitting. German silver mounts, the tip with ball ter-
Estimate: $2,500 / 3,500 minal. Very good to fine. Light patina and
surface pitting on blade, single small nick on
edge. Mellow patina to German silver, minor
2122
wear to scabbard.
Fine and Historic James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield
“Explorateur” Bowie Knife, the Scabbard with Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000
Period Marking Indicating Ownership by the
Marquis de Mores 10 1/2-inch clipped point blade 2125
marked “Explorateur.” on left side in blood groove. Hobson, 5 Nig Hill, Folding Dirk, with
1 7/16-inches at widest point, and 1/ 4-inches at German Silver Mounts and Buffalo Horn Lot 2122
thickest. Ricasso marked “James Dixon/& Sons/ Grip Panels 4 1/2-inch spearpoint blade
Sheffield.” German silver mounts including S-curve with marking on ricasso, “Hobson/5 Nig
crossguard . Checkered ebonized hardwood grip. Hill.” Length, 5 1/2-inches. Buffalo horn grip
German silver pommel with eyelet for lanyard. panels, with oval escutcheon inlaid on one
Overall length 16 5/ 16-inches. Leather scabbard side. Embossed German silver mounts. Very
with blind tooling and double belt loop. Paper label good. Light nicks on blade, with spots pit-
measuring 1 5/8- x 1-inches bears period inscrip- ting, more pronounced on tang. Mellow
tion in ink: “Couteall de Chasse/du Marquis de patina to German silver. Light marks on grip
Mores/ Explorateur/Vente Guerir a Bruxelles/ fort panels.
Chabrol.” Fine. Light patina and minor spots sur- Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000
face blemish on blade. Scabbard with wear and
some flaking to leather, primarily on belt loops.
2126
Paper marking with foxing and some missing edges.
Joseph Rodgers & Sons, Sheffield Bowie
The Marquis de Mores, at age 23, set out to estab-
Knife, with Ornate Embossed Mounts, and
lish a cattle empire in the Dakota Badlands. With
Leather Scabbard 8 3/4-inch spearpoint
his wealthy wife, Medora von Hoffman, of New
blade, the ricasso with maker, 6 Norfolk
York, de Mores established a town, Medora . He
Street, Sheffield address, and with “V[crown
became the nemesis of Theodore Roosevelt, the
motif]R.” Blade 1 3/16-inches at widest
two nearly fighting a duel. The noble Frenchman
point, and 7/32-inches at thickest. German
was described in the Detroit Free Press as wear-
silver crossguard and pommel with
ing, “Around his waist...a leather belt filled with
embossed decoration. Checkered horn grip
gun cartridges; it also held two long-barrelled
panels. Overall length, 13 15/16-inches. Lot 2123
Colt’s revolvers of heavy caliber and a bowie knife
Leather scabbard with German silver
which would bear inspection even in Arkansas....”
mounts, the tip with ball terminal. Leather
See R.L. Wilson, The Peacemakers, as well as
belt loop on throat. Very good to fine. Light
Marshall Sprague, A Gallery of Dudes.
patina and surface pitting on blade, sharpen-
Estimate: $4,000 / 6,000 ing marks. Mellow patina to German silver,
minor wear to associated scabbard and
2123 signs of old bend at center.
The Stanley Knife by Brooks& Crookes, Sheffield Estimate: $3,000 / 5,000
with eight blades and accessories and Grip Panel
of Ivory. Largest blade is 5 1/8 inches long. Also
has a saw blade, one more blade, an awl/drill, two
Lot 2124
screwdrivers, punch, and file. Length 6 11/16-
inches. Ivory grip panels on German silver frame
plates and secured by German silver pins. Maker
and bell trademark on main and saw blade ricassos
and maker, bell trademark and patent markings on
bolster mount. German silver lanyard ring.
Condition; Very good to fine. Light pitting . Grip
panels with mellow coloration, light cracks.
Estimate: $8,000 / 12,000 Lot 2125 Lot 2126
17Lot 2127
Lot 2127
2127
Rare and Highly Important Cased George Wostenholm 1851 Award
Winning Crystal Palace IXL Tortoiseshell Exhibition Sports Lockback
Knife together with Signed and Numbered Copy of Sheffield Exhibition
Knives Book, No 17 of 1300. One of the Finest Knives by George Lot 2127
Wostenholm and Son, circa 1850. An exhibition sports lockback knife
that is 5 1/8 inches long. It has the following pieces; a master fancy
worked back spear blade with a long pull, and fully etched “G.
Wostenholm & Son IXL Sheffield”, a fish scaler and hook disgorger, a file
blade, a spey blade, a compass, a triangular leather punch, a buttonhook,
a fleam, a leather sewing blade, a hacksaw with blade, a wine cork
remover, a chisel blade, an awl, two pen blades, a clip blade, a fancy man-
icure blade, and a corkscrew. It has the following pull-out pieces; twee-
zers with a lancet inside, scissors, a fly fisherman’s leader tweezers, and
a pipe cleaner. The grip scales are perfect tortoiseshell. The fancy bol-
sters are sterling silver fully engraved. Even the parts to the pull-out
implements, which are hidden under the handles, are engraved so that it
is difficult to notice these tools. The backs of the blades are fancy file-
worked as are the insides of the springs and the brass liners. This knife Lot 2128
is almost 1 3/8 inches thick, nine springs across, and about 1 1/2 inches
deep from the back springs to the tops of the blades. The knife was 2128
chosen for the prestigious cover illustration of the book Sheffield Fine Elegant Deluxe Spearpoint Bowie Knife by Wilkinson of London
Exhibition Knives. The Knife was identified as one of the knives made by and Sheffield with Gold Mounted Pearl Grips and Matching Crocodile
Wostenholm for the 1851 Crystal Palace Exhibition and also exhibited Leather Scabbard the latter with gold initials ABL. 9 1/16 inch spearpoint
in 1855 in the Paris Exhibition where the knives were awarded the Gold blade, 1 9/16-inches at widest point and 1/4 inches at thickest. Finely
Medal of Honor, the only one awarded for English cutlery. The knife is polished spearpoint blade with ricasso stamped “Wilkinson/London&
contained in the original French style red-velvet covered exhibition case. Sheffield” as well as etched blade with maker’s marking, accompanied by
Lined in white velvet and mounted with four individual descriptive ivory indications of Royal Warrants from H.M. The King and from H.R. H. The
escutcheons, the knife remains in mint condition in the original presen- Prince of Wales. Marking also includes etched legend: “Finest/Sword/
tation format as it did in 1851. A truly exceptional and rare example of Steel/England”. Opposite side of ricasso stamped “Finest Sword Steel”
of the exhibition art of George Wostenholm & Son. Sold together with in arc motif. Deeply faceted tang, fitted with thin beaded edged German
lot is the Sheffield Exhibition Knives Book, No, 17 of 1300 Issue no. silver plates and grip panels of mother of pearl, secured by German sil-
17/1300, the front end paper including number plate, as well as “an orig- ver pins. Scroll engraved German silver pommel, secured by pins.
inal Exposition Invitation originally given by the George Wostenholm Obverse grip panel overlaid with gold shield, depicting coat of arms
!XL Firm.” The invitation within clear envelope secured to end paper. motif, and inset with ten diamonds. Neatly engraved crossguard with ball
Title page inscribed to owners, including statement from author Bill terminals. Pommel of German silver, engraved to match. Overall length
Claussen, “ our knives are some of the best in this book & the best in 14 3/16 inches. Scabbard of crocodile with engraved and pierced gold
the world. “ Second number plate on facing page to title page, signed by script and intertwined monogram ABL, inset with six diamonds.
authors Claussen, Brad Watts and Pete McMickle. Total of 248 pages Condition: Fine. Light patina and minor pitting on bright steel blade.
measuring 8 1/2- x 11-inches. Profusely illustrated, primarily in color. Minor fading to color of pearl. Light wear to scabbard. Notes: Date of
With dust jacket. Book with light handling wear. Knife condition; manufacture from period of King Edward VII, son of Queen Victoria.
Excellent to mint. Case with wear to velvet, otherwise near mint. The deluxe gold monogram on scabbard from c. 1980’s.
Estimate: $30,000 / 50,000 Estimate: $10,000 / 15,000
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