A Group Of Various Daggers, Mostly 19th Century
Comprising three Norwegian sheath knives of varying sizes, with horn and boxwood grips variously carved with foliage, one in white-metal mounted wooden scabbard en suite, another in white-metal mounted leather scabbard; an Eastern jambiya with curved tapering blade of unusual + form, and mottled horn grip of waisted diamond section; and eight other items including a South American Goucho knife with fluted silver grip and silver scabbard engraved with foliage; a large knife stamped with maker's details on one side of the leaf-shaped blade, and with rounded horn grips; a kukri; and a socketed lance head, in its black leather scabbard with steel chape (11)
The first 11.2 cm. blade
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Comprising three Norwegian sheath knives of varying sizes, with horn and boxwood grips variously carved with foliage, one in white-metal mounted wooden scabbard en suite, another in white-metal mounted leather scabbard; an Eastern jambiya with curved tapering blade of unusual + form, and mottled horn grip of waisted diamond section; and eight other items including a South American Goucho knife with fluted silver grip and silver scabbard engraved with foliage; a large knife stamped with maker's details on one side of the leaf-shaped blade, and with rounded horn grips; a kukri; and a socketed lance head, in its black leather scabbard with steel chape (11)
The first 11.2 cm. blade