Penknives

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	Silver Folding Pen / Fruit Knife FK73 Original, quality 1920's folding pocket knife with hallmarked silver side covers and three blades. One blade in hallmarked silver is for soft fruit, one short and narrow steel blade is for cutting quills for writing pens and the other longer steel blade is for standard use. One silver side cover is engraved with the initials 'P.H.' in script for a previous owner and all is complete and in good and working order. Remember, these knives are steel, not stainless steel, and will keep a very sharp edge, but they do not like water or moisture; just wipe and dry them thoroughly. All the blades are good and tight and all is complete and in good and working order. Closed 3.5" x 0.5" x 0.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £85.00


Hair Trimming Pocket Knife FK65 Original, quality 1920's, unused folding pocket knife, with sharp steel comb blades and carved antler horn side covers. The blades / combs are either for trimming hair, human or animal? or for clearing head lice, either way these are very sharp. Each blade is impressed "Sheffield, England" and all is complete and in good and working order. The first we have seen. Closed 3.5" x 0.5" + 0.25", two blades open 7.75" x 0.5" + 0.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £115.00


	Bone Handled Folding Pruning Knife K15 Original, quality late 19th century folding pocket knife with a curved over steel blade marked "Mursell". The two sides of the grip are fashioned in bone and mounted in steel and the blade is good and firm and all is complete and in good order. Open 6.5" x 1" x 0.75". Closed 4" x 1.25" x 0.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £85.00

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