An early first pattern Fairburn Sykes dagger together with scabbard. The blade measuring 168mm (in total 295mm) weighing 242g and stamped The FS Fighting Knife and Wilkinson Sword Co Ltd. The dagger has no other official markings or stamps. The early brown leather scabbard (without wings) has a nickel chape.
The dagger was the property of Royal Marine L G Elliot service no PO/X5111 (name and number on reverse of scabbard) whose service medals are also being sold in this auction as lot 450
A presentation Kukri with 37cm blade, the bone handle marked From Lalupa Sailo Aijal Lushai Hills Assam to Captain N R Mathews, complete with 2 skinning knives and leather scabbard
A silver bladed folding cake knife with mother of pearl grip, 2 double bladed folding pen knives with m.o.p grips (both with damaged grips, 1 with missing blade) and 2 other folding pen knives
Richards of Sheffield, a 3 bladed folding pocket knife, blade marked Richards Sheffield and with simulated bone handle (blades are rusted), an Inox multi bladed folding pocket knife, an Alltrade stainless steel multi bladed folding knife, a twin bladed folding knife with wooden grip and 3 others
A German Whitby knife marked Whitby Made in Solingen with 13cm blade and complete with leather scabbard and 1 other knife with 12cm blade, wooden grip and leather scabbard
A cloth shotgun case labelled E Gale & Sons gun makers Bideford containing a cleaning rod 6cm x 81cm x 20cm (straps missing and some wear to the fabric), 2 unmarked ditto 7cm x 77cm x 21cm (missing straps) and 8cm x 81cm x 21cm and a webbing bag marked 1942 and a brown webbing gun slip