QUALITY**Victorian Joseph Rodgers & Sons Cutlers To Their Majesties No. 6 Norfolk Street, Sheffield Dirk With Spirally Carved Polished Horn Hilt Bound With Brass Wire & German Silver Mounted Scabbard. Sn 23852 Knive

**QUALITY**Victorian Joseph Rodgers & Sons Cutlers To Their Majesties No. 6 Norfolk Street, Sheffield Dirk With Spirally Carved Polished Horn Hilt Bound With Brass Wire & German Silver Mounted Scabbard. Sn 23852 - 23852

Joseph Rodgers had an unsurpassed reputation for knife making in the 19th century. The Star and Maltese cross were granted to Rodgers by the Company in 1764 and both he and later his sons continued to produce quality knives throughout the Victorian era at various premises in Sheffield including the world famous 6 Norfolk Street. Due to the high quality of their work Rodgers & Sons were awarded Royal Warrants. This is an excellent Victorian Spear Point Bowie by Joseph Rodgers & Sons ( see page 265 of David Hayden-Wright’s book 'The Heritage of English Knives' where a very similar dirk by Rodgers & Sons is illustrated. Our knife has 5 ½” single edged spear point tapering blade crisply struck with the maker’s details including cross and star mark on one face. It has a rectangular ricasso formed with two pairs of small notches, a moulded ferrule and German silver pommel cap with ball top. The hilt is undamaged spirally carved polished horn bound with brass wire which is all intact and tight. The knife measures 10 ¼” overall and is complete with its original open top leather scabbard with large German silver chape and locket with belt bar. The price for this excellent Victorian dirk includes UK delivery. Sn 23852

£875.00