WW2 Australian smatchet ‘Z Force’ O.S.S. fighting combat knife & scabbard. Features wooden grips with pinned rivets, thick oval steel guard and metal pommel with leather hand strap. Broad leaf 28cm x 7cm across the belly, unmarked blade carries 80% of the original black matt finish with nicely field sharpened edge. Leather covered wooden scabbard is in very good condition, the retaining strap for the knife handle has torn off at the snap attachment end.The Smatchet was designed as a pure combat knife by combat & knife fighting instructor Capt. William E. Fairbairn during WW2 and was believed to be based on the Royal Welch Fusiliers trench knife of WW1. These were issued to Special Operations personnel such as Z Special Forces and OSS. There is one in the collection of Army Museum of Western Australia which saw service with ‘Z’ Special unit.
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WW2 Luftwaffe pilot’s survival machete by Alcosa of Solingen. Features wooden grips with 2 steel screw pins, cleaned brass hammer flat face pommel and guard. 40.7cm large bright bowie blade, carries the Alex Coppel Alexanderwerks AWS scales logo & ALCOSO over Solingen trademark. Front edge has been field sharpened. Comes with well blued steel scabbard with traces of yellow letters and 1942 date, missing one throat screw. These 53cm long machetes were part of the aircrew survival packs in aircraft such as the Heinkell-111 and as such are extremely rare & highly collectable.
WW2 Nazi Germany fireman's dress dagger & scabbard by Robert Klaas with leather frog & knot. Birds head nickel pommel & guard with chequered grips pinned with nickel rivets.19.2cm spearpoint blade with excellent plate and maker named ricasso. Black painted rolled steel scabbard completed with black leather frog hanger and hanger knot. 31.3cm dagger.
Features black grip with 3 brass rivets and brass guard. 23.5cm bowie style blade with period edge sharpening and surface cleaning scour marks. Scabbard with numerous rivets in steel and copper, belt loop and military belt hooks, large Australian broad arrow stamp to leather front, good fit to blade. Patterned on the Collins #18 V44 knife there were 3 Australian makers of this 35.4cm long unmarked knife.
WW2 Imperial Japanese naval dirk with scabbard. 1930’s era IJN faux ray skin handle with wire twists, brass pommel and guard. Unsharpened steel blade is pegged through the tang very firmly and unable to remove without damage to the bamboo peg. Leather and brass scabbard is missing locking button and pin. 32.5cm long dirk has a very good fit to the sheath.
WW1 U.S. 1918 trench knife L.F & C with scabbard. Features cast brass knuckle guard with period factory chemical blackening & hexagonal pommel skull crusher. Handle make and model 1918 deeply stamped to Landers Frary and Clark. Round cross guard has had one side sheared off as was common practice to enable flatter fit to body when worn. Double edged 17cm long blade is in good condition and has period sharpening. Rolled steel scabbard has 95% of factory bluing, upper belt loop hooks being broken off. At 31cm in the scabbard, the US 1918 trench knife with its skull crusher pommel, brass pointed knuckles and double-edged steel blade was a formidable close quarter weapon. Scarce.
WW1 U.S. M1904 Hospital Corps bolo knife with scabbard by Springfield Armory dated 1911. Features a wooden moulded handle with brass rivets, end cap & cross guard. 35cm heavy bolo blade, with a curved cutting edge & a big 6.3cm wide belly near the rounded tip. Blade ricasso marked with S A “Flaming bomb” with 1911 U.S. 18264 on the reverse. The edge is single bevelled and still factory sharp. Scabbard marked on the back of the swivel belt ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL 1909. H.E.K. Scabbard stitching & all rivets intact.
WW1 U.S. Army M1910 bolo knife& scabbard by Plumb Philadelphia 1917. Features wooden handle with brass rivets and end cap. Marked on blade ricasso Plumb Phila “Flaming bomb”, 1917 & U.S. 58282 on the reverse. The blade is 35.5cm with curved cutting edge & a big 5.3cm wide belly near pointed tip. The edge is single bevelled and surface shows minor age darkened areas. Scabbard shows markings LADEW 1918. P.F.G., stitching and all rivets intact and the leather is superb. Matched initials R.G.H. to handle and scabbard.
WW2 Australian commando dagger stiletto knife by Gregory Steel. Cast zinc Mazak handle with steel cross guard. 18.7cm blade is GREGORY STEEL PRODUCTS manufacturer stamped to ricasso. Blade is solid stiletto pattern with field sharpening marks. Leather scabbard is correct with metal fittings and stitching complete, leather stiff with one small tear near upper left eyelet. Approx. 500 made, they were issued in small numbers to Australian Special Operations ‘Z force’ and to all members of the 2/6 independent Company.
WW1 U.S. M1917 bolo knife & scabbard by Plumb Philadelphia 1918. Features moulded wooden grips with steel birds head pommel and rounded cross guard, fixed screws with a wood chip near pommel. 26.2cm factory blued blade stamped with model and makers details. Edge has been field sharpened and the false edge shows signs of hacking/ hammering usage. Scabbard of canvas with leather drag maker stamped A-K-Co 1918 R.H.S over wooden base and rawhide insert, metal throat and belt hooks.
WW2 U.S. bolo knife & scabbard by Plumb, St Louis. Features fixed screw moulded wooden grips with steel birds head pommel and rounded cross guard. 26cm factory parkerised blade stamped US mod 1917 C.T. and makers details. Edge has been lightly factory sharpened with tip rounded. WW2 scabbard of pressed metal by Landers (LF&C-1918) with leather hanger & steel belt hook.
WW2 U.S. woodsman’s pal fighting machete knife with sheath & grindstone. Features stacked leather handle with blackened steel D knuckle guard, military designation stamp LC-14-B. 30cm by 13cm at its widest, the multi edged blade has field sharpening to the hatchet, shovel and back cutting hook surfaces. 70% of original factory bluing with minor age and wear patina. Model and maker stamped WOODSMAN PAL with trademark details. Original age stained canvas scabbard has working zip and button downs & carries the standard woodsman sharpening stone. A formidable fighting machete.
WW2 U.S. Cattaraugus 225Q commando fighting knives with scabbards (2). Both knives feature leather stacked handles with heavy steel hammer finish pommels and thick oval guards. Both are bright finish single fullered thick blades with maker and model stamps, one has been field sharpened and is 15.5cm long, the other is 15cm factory sharpened with 1mm of tip missing. Both brown leather scabbards are complete with intact stitching and rivets with snap lock hilt straps, small 3mm tear to scabbard near one rivet near throat. Very lightly used WW2 all round fighting utility knives at 27cm in length.
WW2 U.S.M.C. Navy USN Mark 2 Kabar pattern fighting knife & scabbard by Camillus. Features a stacked leather scabbard with flat steel hammer pommel. 17.5cm blued blade with field sharpened edge. Original MK 2 scabbard with light wear to plastic sheath coating, production stamped metal throat and riveted belt holder with working webbing hilt strap
WW2 U.S.M.C. Navy USN Mark 2 Ka-Bar pattern fighting knife & scabbard. Features a stacked leather scabbard with flat steel hammer pommel. 17.5cm blued blade with a field sharpened edge, parry nicks to the blade back edge. Original MK 2 scabbard with wear to plastic sheath coating, production stamped metal throat and riveted belt holder with tear to back webbing. Working leather hilt strap. Iconic WW2 fighting knife.
WW2 U.S. long blade EGW fighting knife & scabbard by E.G. Waterman. Features a Pacific theatre customised Perspex and stacked leather handle with bright steel oval guard & ring hanger pommel. Full tang field sharpened 18.7cm ‘long fighter’ variant blade is single fullered and maker stamped to the ricasso. Leather scabbard has a very long drop commando style belt hanger with hilt loop and coiled leg strap, stitching and throat all in copper wire. Leather facing has letters DOT lightly etched into it above a carved ‘box’. Desirable customised 30cm long bladed WW2 Waterman knife.
WW2 Australian fighting knife & scabbard, being originally gifted by Levenson Radio, Sydney. Features stacked leather and aluminium handle with full tang hunting style blade, 13.5cm from hilt. Customised single edged hunting style blade has been etched FROM LEVENSONS RADIO 225 PITT ST SYDNEY and is a likely parting gift to an employee from his workmates, who had enlisted. Brown leather scabbard with good stitching and rivets.
Both knives feature leather stacked handles with heavy hexagonal hammer pommel nuts, one maker named and dated 11-1968, both have thick rectangle guards. Both are single fullered sawback blades with field sharpened edges, one blade is maker named to ricasso and is 14.5cm long with 40% of factory bluing remaining, the other is 13cm factory parkerized finish. Both brown leather scabbards are complete with intact stitching and rivets with snap lock hilt straps, retaining sharpening stones in front pouch. The light brown scabbard is well marked to the back with manufacture details matching its dated 1968 knife. 24.2cm and 26cm in length.
African tuareg arm sword takoba dagger and tooled leather scabbard. Distinctive Tuareg 3-pronged wood and brass tipped handle with metal throat and cross guard. 31cm flattened diamond section blade, characteristic brass and metal mounted & bound leather wrapped tooled leather scabbard decorated with geometric designs. Interesting North African nomadic tribal weapon. Measures 57cm overall.
Victorian Naval Officers sword with 30 inch slightly curved single broad fullered blade with engraved detail. Victorian coat of arms and crowned fouled anchor with makers details for Henry Wilkinson, Pall Mall London, with lions head pommel and half basket brass guard with crowned fouled anchor, the leather and brass mounted scabbard with Wilkinson Gun and Sword Maker, Pall Mall, London makers shield plaque
dating: 19th/20th Century provenance: Japan, Blade of typical shape, in damask. Brass, engraved hilt, tsuba decorated in high-relief. Wooden scabbard, completely covered with brass foil, engraved with samurai, figures, mon and with geometrical and floral decorations, some in high-relief. length 98.5 cm.
dating: First half of the 19th Century provenance: Japan, Nagasa 38.5 cm, curved, strong, with double hi, lacquered in red. Hamon and well visible hada, small inaccuracies, habaki in shakudo. Strongly embedded blade, to verify if nagako is signed. Fine, wooden haft, lacquered in brown (small parts missing), gilded central part, copper mounts, the cap pierced with a heart. Iron chape with copper ring-nut. Wooden scabbard for the blade, lacquered in black. length 242 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Burma, Curved, single-edged blade, with small fuller. Long, wooden grip, of round section, that continues the iron curve, completely covered with silver foil and enriched with numerous rings, in silver as well, pommel (flattened), engraved with a bud. Wooden scabbard of typical shape, flattened toward the chape, covered with silver foils as well and with filigree decorative rings. length 80 cm.
dating: First half of the 19th Century provenance: Turkey, Wide, curved, single-and false-edged blade, with small remains of gilding and chiselled back with raisers. Brass hilt with cross-quillon and wooden grip scales (restores). Wooden scabbard covered with leather (restored), with long, brass mounts. One of the two suspension rings is missing. length 83.5 cm.
dating: late 18th Century provenance: Turkey, Curved, single-and false-edged blade at the foible, back with central raiser and fuller for three quarters, on both facets. Fine Koran inscriptions inside the fuller, inlaid in gold. Some areas with pitting, traces of damask. Silver hilt with long quillons, ribbed and ending in cusps, with engraved geometrical frames, langets, Tughra and stamp. Thick, horn grip scales with silver central band, stamped and marked with Tughra. Complete with wooden scabbard, covered with black leather, stitched on the back with a large band in silver thread. Chape, cap and two bands with frames en suite with the sword's quillon and small engravings. Cap complete with a rare rear openable band. Two bands with a lug, stamped. Tughra and stamps, on chape and bands as well. length 91,7 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: India, Extraordinary, curved, single-edged blade, in damask, with central fuller next to the back, starting from a chiselled and gilded lily, chiselled and partially gilded 'T'-back, the last part toward the tip with grooves and raisers next to the back, engraved and gilded at the girdle. Right side finely engraved with arabesques on a grained and gilded ground, with cartouches with inscriptions in Arabic, gilded as well, the opposite part with a cartouche with inscriptions and floral decorations at the base. Inscriptions recite verses from the Koran, such as 'Bismillah ar-Rahman r Rahim', 'Saif ala Sulfiqar' and 'Ala ali (ra)'. hilt with quillon and langets in gilded silver, finely engraved with floral motifs in bass-relief, with 'S'-quillons pierced at the ends. Jade grip, chiselled with a horse's head at the pommel and decorated with floral motifs in bass-relief at the base. Remains of wooden, leather-covered scabbard, with seams in metallic thread. All the mounts are missing (maybe taken for their value, because most likely they were in gold). dimensions 98.4 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Turkey, Curved, flat, single-edged blade in damask; brass hilt with cross-quillon, engraved with floral motifs, horn grip scales with angled and grooved pommel. Wooden, leather-covered scabbard, stitched with metallic thread. With silver mounts, engraved with floral motifs. Small parts missing and defects. Two suspension rings. length 92 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Turkey, Curved, flat, single-edged blade, in damask, with two cartouches in gold, with inscriptions; silver hilt with cross-quillon, engraved with floral motifs, horn grip scales with angled pommel, silver, grooved band. Wooden, leather-covered scabbard with silver foil mounts (parts missing), engraved with floral motifs. Two suspension rings on engraved studs. length 90 cm.
dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: Turkey, Curved, flat, single-edged blade, in fine damask; silver hilt with cross-quillon (crack), engraved with floral motifs, horn grip scales with angled pommel, silver, engraved band. Wooden, leather-covered scabbard with mounts in gilded silver foil and engraved with floral motifs. Stamps. Two suspension rings on engraved studs. Small defects. length 98 cm.
dating: 18th Century provenance: Indopersia, Straight blade of flat section, enlarged at the edges and ribbed in the center (some pitting), enlarged at the forte and again tapered at the tang, with a cartouche on both facets with a peacock effigy. All the surface of the forte is gold-inlaid with a thick floral weave, better preserved on one facet then on the other. Iron hilt and grip in one piece (some pitting), with typical, long langets, quillons curved downwards; a thick weave of golden floral motifs. Hemispherical pommel, with bells inside, gold inlays en suite and ending in a cusped button on a star-base. Antique, wooden scabbard covered with black leather, enlarged at the base to host a peculiar shape of the blade. length 82,5 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Arabian Peninsula, Wide, curved, single-and false-edged blade with double groove next to the back; hilt of typical shape, with angled pommel and cross-quillon, completely covered with silver foil, partially engraved and provided with chains. Wooden scabbard, completely covered with silver foil, richly engraved and pierced with geometrical and floral motifs. Flower-shaped knuckle-guard, two suspension rings and short silver suspension thread. length 82 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Arabian Peninsula, Wide, slightly curved, single-and false-edged blade with large central fuller and groove on the back, the base with reinforcement; silver grip of typical shape, decorated with inscriptions, the pommel decorated with cabochon carneola. Wooden scabbard completely covered with silver foil, richly pierced and engraved with floral motifs. Two suspension rings. length 88 cm.
dating: Late 19th Century provenance: Caucasia, Straight, double-edged (parallel but asymmetrical) blade, with a strongly elongated and ribbed in the center cusp; a short inscription in Arabic at the forte on one side, number '132' on the opposite. Grip with brown, horn grip scales. Silver ring-nut decorated with rinceaux in relief on a grained ground and with nielloed outlines, with silver, cusped stud, carved en suite, smooth back part with silver rivet. A silver plaque at the pommel on the front side, decorated as the ring-nut, and provided with a cusped stud as well. Iron scabbard, covered with black leather, with red band on the back. Silver chape and cap, with rinceaux drawings in relief on the front side and with remains of nielloeing. Loop carved en suite. Chape with spherical end. length 60,3 cm.
dating: circa 1900 provenance: India, The central blade with three tips, the central one is enlarged, the other two blades engraved with figures, these, once pulled out of the scabbard, open at the tips. Double 'T', iron grip, engraved and decorated with brass inlays. Iron scabbard decorated en suite. length 41.5 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Indopersia, Curved, double-edged blade in fine damask, with double groove and central raiser, base decorated with brass-inlaid flowers (small parts missing). Iron, gilded grip, completely engraved with busts, animals and floral motifs. Decorated scabbard carved en suite. length 40 cm.
dating: circa 1800 provenance: India, Curved, double-edged blade, in fine damask, with double groove and central raiser, ribbed in the center at the tip and base. Grip in green jade, with small quillon with two curls and with floral chisels in bass-relief at the base and pommel (curved, circular and with a flower in bass-relief). Wooden scabbard, covered with fabric (restores), with remains of floral embroiders. length 37 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Indopersia, Straight, single-edged blade, in damask, inlaid in koftgari gold with rinceaux at the base. Shoulder decorated en suite. Iron, faceted grip with gold-inlaid band on the back. A red cabochon stone at the cap. Wooden, more recent scabbard, covered with red velvet. length 28,5 cm.
dating: circa 1900 provenance: Bulgaria, Slightly curved, single-and false-edged blade with fuller next to the back, base with mark 'JOH. ZELINKA WIEN'. Gilded brass hilt with number '478' and grip covered with fish skin with metallic wire binding. Sword-knot. Scabbard lacquered in black with brass mounts. length 99 cm.
dating: 1916 provenance: Russian Empire, Wide, straight, double-edged blade, ribbed in the center, base marked with Zlatoust stamp, '1916' and stamps. Solid brass hilt with a mark, number and 'S.E.I.V.ZH.D.P' in Cyrillic. Leather scabbard with brass mounts marked with the same letters. length 62 cm.
dating: 1831 provenance: Russian Empire, Heavy and wide, slightly curved blade with large fuller, tang with stamps 'ME' and 'II'; solid brass hilt, quillon stamped '1831', 'VN' and 'AG', angled pommel and grip with horizontal grooves. Complete with leather scabbard with brass mounts; (damages and parts missing). Stamp on chape 'GP'. length 66.5 cm.
dating: Third quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Russian Empire, Thin, straight blade of lozenge section; solid brass hilt with remains of gilding, shell-guard with pierced imperial eagle. Floral decorations in bass-relief. Complete with leather scabbard with brass mounts. length 92 cm.
dating: first quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Russian Empire, Straight, double-edged blade with central groove at the base. Brass hilt with remains of gilding, shell-guard with imperial eagle, monogram 'A I' on the breast and St. George. Loop-guard with a lion's head. Pommel with griffon and spider net. Mother-of-pearl grip scales (chip). Leather scabbard with brass mounts. Chape to be fixed. length 86.5 cm.
dating: about 1910 provenance: Russian Empire, Curved, single-and false-edged blade with large central fuller and tang, various stamps. Gilded brass mono-quillon hilt, decorated with floral motifs, cap with crowned imperial monogram 'N II' and among laurel branches. Spiral grip in Bakelite. Complete with leather-covered scabbard and with brass mounts. Clutches. length 89.5 cm.
dating: about 1910 provenance: Russian Empire, Curved, single-and false-edged blade with large central fuller and tang. Gilded brass mono-quillon hilt, marked 'M' and decorated with floral motifs, cap with crowned imperial monogram 'N II' and among laurel branches. Spiral grip in Bakelite. Complete with leather-covered scabbard and with brass mounts. length 95.5 cm.
dating: Late 19th Century provenance: Russian Empire, Wide, curved blase with three grooves and rectangular tang (partial rust area on the tang). Gilded brass hilt with wooden, leather-covered grip. Complete with rare sword-knot in gilded thread. Leather scabbard with gilded brass mounts. Two suspension rings. length 99.5 cm.
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