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CIRCA 1850
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A hunting knife
circa 1850
With straight single-edged leaf-shaped blade double-edged at the point, the back-edge signed 'Henry Wilkinson Pall Mall, London', the hilt comprising silver scroll quillons engraved as leaves and with scallop-shaped central block, slightly tapering grip of natural staghorn with reeded silver ferrule at the bottom and silver pommel-cap, engraved with foliage around a pierced button carrying a ring, in original leather scabbard (worn) with silver locket and chape engraved with a trellis design framed in leaf scrolls
14¼in. (36.2cm.)
circa 1850
With straight single-edged leaf-shaped blade double-edged at the point, the back-edge signed 'Henry Wilkinson Pall Mall, London', the hilt comprising silver scroll quillons engraved as leaves and with scallop-shaped central block, slightly tapering grip of natural staghorn with reeded silver ferrule at the bottom and silver pommel-cap, engraved with foliage around a pierced button carrying a ring, in original leather scabbard (worn) with silver locket and chape engraved with a trellis design framed in leaf scrolls
14¼in. (36.2cm.)