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A Rare Lock-Knife Of Unusually Large Size
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A Rare Lock-Knife Of Unusually Large Size By Unwin & Rodgers, Royal Cutlery, Sheffield, Mid-19th Century With single-edged blade (cutting-edge chipped, some old pitting) chipped-back and with false double-edge to the point, one side etched 'HOPWOOD' within scrolling foliage, the ricasso stamped with maker's details on one side, grip comprising embossed white-metal adorsed horse's head quillions, an alligator's head between, pinned cowhorn grips (minor old insect damage) with bevelled edges, two on one side with shaped white-metal escutcheon, sprung release-lever along the back, and embossed horse-head pommel with an artilleryman above a field gun on each side 27.5 cm. blade, 57.8 cm. overall Footnotes: Unwin & Rodgers exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851 and the London International Exhibition in 1873. The company is famous as the manufacturers of the percussion knife-pistols that bear their name For a related example sold at Bonhams New Bond Street see The Gentleman's Library Sale, 21 January 2009, lot 252 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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A Rare Lock-Knife Of Unusually Large Size By Unwin & Rodgers, Royal Cutlery, Sheffield, Mid-19th Century With single-edged blade (cutting-edge chipped, some old pitting) chipped-back and with false double-edge to the point, one side etched 'HOPWOOD' within scrolling foliage, the ricasso stamped with maker's details on one side, grip comprising embossed white-metal adorsed horse's head quillions, an alligator's head between, pinned cowhorn grips (minor old insect damage) with bevelled edges, two on one side with shaped white-metal escutcheon, sprung release-lever along the back, and embossed horse-head pommel with an artilleryman above a field gun on each side 27.5 cm. blade, 57.8 cm. overall Footnotes: Unwin & Rodgers exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851 and the London International Exhibition in 1873. The company is famous as the manufacturers of the percussion knife-pistols that bear their name For a related example sold at Bonhams New Bond Street see The Gentleman's Library Sale, 21 January 2009, lot 252 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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