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Lot 74

Seven Various Hunting Knives
19th Century

30 November 2016, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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Seven Various Hunting Knives
19th Century

The first with single-edged blade (some wear and areas of pitting) double-edged at the clipped-back point and stamped along one side with three lions, two stamped 'Surpass All' and 'Try Me' respectively and flanking a bonnet stamped 'Liberty', a native American Indian and a bust labelled 'old Zack' towards the point, the back of the blade above with a bison pursued by dogs and an eagle-headed banner inscribed 'The Great Far West Hunting Knife', hilt comprising flat ovoidal guard, silver basal mount and pommel embossed with foliage, and grip formed from a section of natural staghorn, in a leather sheath; another, the blade (point ground off, some pitting) with similar decoration along one side, ricasso stamped 'Hall & Colley, Sheffield' on one side, hilt with embossed white-metal mounts, and horn grip (split) of swelling octagonal section; the third with bright tapering blade of flattened diamond section (some surface rust), pointed ricasso stamped 'Woodcocks Celebrated Cutlery' on each side, hilt with flat ovoidal white-metal guard, embossed basal mount and pommel, and dark horn grip, in its leather scabbard with tooled borders and white-metal locket and chape; the fourth and fifth each with bright tapering blade (some surface rust) of flattened diamond section, hilt with white-metal mounts, and horn grips in imitation of staghorn; the sixth with blade double-edged at the point and stamped 'James Eakin & Sons, Sheffield' on one side, silver collar with two bands of stars, button terminal, and writhen dark horn grip (split) impressed with registration kite mark, 'JB&Co' above, in later leather sheath; and the last with writhen wooden grip of tapering circular section (7)
The first 17.3 cm. blade

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