A grouping of U.S. Navy issue pocket knives

*101. SPANISH AMERICAN WAR ERA FOLDING NAVY KNIFE. Deep stamped into 4"l, square tipped,

blade "U.S. NAVY". Also has maker's mark "Alfred

Williams/Sheffield England". Length open 8". Stag antler

handles and copper bail for attaching a lanyard. Condition

very good with full blade and excellent age color on slab

handles. One small, triangular shaped, piece of antler missing from edge on one side.

585.00

*102. NAVY KNIFE BY AMERICAN MAKER. 3 1/2", square tipped blade deeply etched "NAVY KNIFE". Also

stamped with maker name "Russell & Co/Green

River/Works". Overall length 7 1/2" plus brass lanyard bail.

Stag slab handles with beautiful deep patina. Also has

bored lanyard hole. Excellent condition with nice full blade.

Hard to find navy knives by this maker. Circa 1870.

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*103. CIVIL WAR ERA NAVY KNIFE with 4", square tipped blade stamped "U.S. NAVY". Also stamped with

maker name "Alexander Sheffield". Stag slab handles. Bored

hole for lanyard. Large size measuring 8 3/4"l. when open.

Condition excellent with just small area of blade showing

some sharpening. These Civil War era examples quite desir-

able and very hard to find.

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*104. NAVY KNIFE BY FAMOUS MAKER WOSTENHOLM. Square tipped 4" blade stamped "U.S. NAVY"

and with maker mark "George/Wostenholms/IXL Cutlery".

Stag slab handles. Bored lanyard hole. Overall length when

open 8 1/2". Condition excellent with nice full blade. Scarce

Civil War era example.

775.00

*105. EXTREMELY RARE AND DESIRABLE TYPE NAVY KNIFE BY AMERICAN MAKER. Square tipped,

3 3/4" blade etched "U.S. NAVY". Also stamped with maker

name "Miller Bros". Bone slab handles gouged and colored

to resemble stag. Unique feature of these Miller Bros

knives is that handle

slabs are held in place by three small screws on each side. The rare

and desirable feature of this knife is how the blade opens by pressing

side lever while holding in downward direction so force of gravity low-

ers blade into open position. Length when open 8 1/2" plus brass lanyard bail. Condition excellent having

nice full blade with totally legible lettering. Miller Brothers started business in Connecticut in 1863 moving

around a bit until settling in a large space in Meriden where they flourished for decades. A very, very hard

navy knife to find.(also illustrated in closed position)

2750.00

*106. U.S. NAVY MARKED SAVAGE REVOLVER. 36 cal. Marked on frame strap above cylinder "SAVAGE

R.F.A. CO. Middletown, CT./H.S. NORTH PATENTED JUNE 17,

1856/JANUARY 18, 1859, MAY 15, 1860". Just in front of frame, on

top of 7" octagonal barrel, is a stamped anchor. Bottom of butt strap

stamped "U.S.N." Cylinder with inspection markings "P/J.R.G."(ini-

tials of Navy Inspector, Captain James R. Goldsborough). Two piece

walnut grips. Overall length 14 1/2".Condition excellent with nice

amounts of original blue on underside of barrel and loading mecha-

nism. Some casehardening on frame. This exact gun illustrated and discussed pgs. 55-59 in Frederick

Winter's "U.S. Naval Handguns". Also mentions that it was once part of famous Locke Collection. The Navy

purchased a total of 1100 of these Savage revolvers for use during the Civil War. Very rare to find in this type

condition with Navy markings.

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