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A SILVER MOUNTED EXHIBITION DAGGER BY JOSEPH RODGERS & SONS, SHEFFIELD, CIRCA 1870
The double edged blade (three nicks along one edge) with long central fuller, long ricasso with three fullers and file-worked sides, marked +JOSEPH RODGERS & SONS/*6 NORFOLK STREET, SHEFFIELD, silver cross guard, carved ivory grip (very tip broken off), leather bound wood sheath, mounted with decorative silver chape and throat set with silver hanger/clip
The double edged blade (three nicks along one edge) with long central fuller, long ricasso with three fullers and file-worked sides, marked +JOSEPH RODGERS & SONS/*6 NORFOLK STREET, SHEFFIELD, silver cross guard, carved ivory grip (very tip broken off), leather bound wood sheath, mounted with decorative silver chape and throat set with silver hanger/clip
Literature
Conger, Roger N., Texas Collector: Gaines de Graffenried, Texian Press, Waco, 1987, page 30.
Special notice
Notice Regarding the Sale of Ivory and Tortoiseshell
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing ivory or tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.