Two British Military Pattern Pocket Knives including Joseph Rodgers and George Wostenholm I*XL

This lot consists of two British military issue pattern folding pocket knives manufactured in Sheffield, England. The first is a Royal Navy pattern clasp knife featuring a single-edged sheepfoot blade and a folding marlinspike. The handle is constructed with black cross-hatched scales, likely Bexoid, secured by pins and fitted with a copper or brass shackle. The blade tang is impressed with the maker's name "GEORGE / WOSTENHOLM / SHEFFIELD / ENGLAND" and the blade face is etched with the trademark "I*XL". The marlinspike bears an impressed mark consisting of a stylized symbol followed by the numeral "2". The second item is a British Army Pattern 19053 General Service pocket knife of all-metal construction with stainless steel handle scales. It features a single-edged blade, a combined can opener and bottle opener tool, and a steel lanyard ring. One handle scale is stamped with a Broad Arrow (pheon) mark above the date "1945". Below this, the maker's mark is impressed as "JOSEPH RODGERS / & SONS / [Star and Maltese Cross symbols] / SHEFFIELD ENGLAND" followed by the instruction "OIL THE JOINTS". The Royal Navy pattern knife measures approximately 3.75 inches (9.5 cm) closed with a blade length of approximately 2.5 inches (6.4 cm). The British Army pattern knife measures approximately 3.75 inches (9.5 cm) closed. Pickup is Monday, Nov. 9, from 11 am to 7 pm at our facility in Lancaster, OH. Alternate pickup day is available by appointment for a $5 fee per lot, or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. If shipping – once packed up, we will send you a separate invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax collected on this auction. Our warehouse is in Lancaster, OH. If not shipping – pick up within 10 days or we will dispose of the item and you will not receive a refund. TL05