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Lot 77

Twelve Various Hunting Knives
Mostly 19th Century

Antique Arms and Armour

30 November 2016, 11:00 GMT

London, Knightsbridge

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Twelve Various Hunting Knives
Mostly 19th Century

The first with brightly burnished single-edged blade double-edged at the point (minor nick) and stamped with maker's marks and 'Joseph Rodgers & Sons, Cutlers To Their Majesties, No. 6 Norfolk, Sheffield' along the back on one side, white-metal hilt comprising flat ovoidal guard with cusped border, grip indented for the fingers, and natural staghorn grips secured by four white-metal pins, in original black leather scabbard with white-metal locket and chape (suspension loop worn); another of similar form, the bright blade stamped 'A.C&C' pierced by an arrow along one side, hilt with ovoidal white-metal guard with spherical terminals, and natural staghorn grips, one with white-metal elongated oval on one side, in its brown leather scabbard with belt loop and white-metal chape; another, similar but smaller, the ricasso stamped with maker's name on one side, in its leather scabbard; another, with straight blade (some rust patination) double-edged at the rounded point, the ricasso stamped 'Wm. Jackson & Co.'; another, with tapering double-edged blade (some patches of pitting) of flattened diamond section etched along one side with two banners amid scrolling foliage inscribed 'The Patriots Self Defender', the ricasso stamped 'English Steel' above 'A. Feist & Co', hilt with white-metal guard, and cow horn grips, in original black leather scabbard with white-metal locket and chape, the former with belt-clip; another of similar form, with clipped-back blade; another, the blade stamped 'James Oxley, Sheffield' around the trade mark on one side, shaped flat brass guard, and broadly chequered bone grip of circular section; another of Bowie knife form, the blade stamped 'Hand Forged' and 'I. Wilson Sheffielden' on one side, white-metal guard, and natural staghorn grips; another with broad blade of flattened diamond section (pitted), and wooden grips; another, the blade etched 'Bushman' and stamped 'Warranted Cast Steel' on one side, in its leather sheath (worn); and two knives, one with hooked blade stamped 'Rogers & Sons' beneath 'WR', a crown between, and grip formed from an antler tip, the other with buckhorn grip (12)
The first 22.5 cm. blade

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