29th Jun, 2023 12:00
The David Hayden-Wright Collection of Antique Knives
676
A MILITARY FOLDING LOCK KNIFE, BRIGGS, BENNETT AND NEWTON, SHEFFIELD, CIRCA 1880-90
with folding locking blade stamped with the maker’s details at the ricasso, formed with a clipped-back point, brass fillets, chequered scales, German silver blade locking stud, in its leather scabbard with belt loop, 21.0 cm blade
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 220.
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Sold for £170
with folding locking blade stamped with the maker’s details at the ricasso, formed with a clipped-back point, brass fillets, chequered scales, German silver blade locking stud, in its leather scabbard with belt loop, 21.0 cm blade
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 220.
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Auction: The David Hayden-Wright Collection of Antique Knives, 29th Jun, 2023
