I have developed a particular liking for old, Sheffield horn-handled knives, and high on the list is the early version of the British Admiralty Pattern… Read More »Attributed Admiralty Pattern 301, Type II folding knife
Another weighty folding knife built to the Boer War pattern, this time manufactured by Brookes & Crookes of Sheffield, and effectively identical to the same… Read More »Boer War pattern knife by Brookes & Crookes
This knife was the most expensive item which I won recently in a Sheffield-based auction. It looked good in the catalogue and I was very… Read More »Victorian sportsman’s folding knife by Joseph Rodgers & Co.
The classic pattern of knife issued to troops during (and before) the Boer War consists of a clasp knife with a single blade, a marlin… Read More »Attributed Boer War pattern knife #2 (Update)