Help in identifying several blades needed!

[Gonzalo G]

Paul, the khukri is and indian make of the type known as "lion khukri", usually sold in the tourist market, and most probably from the last half of the 20th Century. In the second photo there is an old style bowie and a kind of beaver tail knife, also not very old, but older than the khukri, I could not say. In the third photo, the last one below, looks like a Fairbairn-Sykes british commando knife made by Wilkinson Sword. If it is original and not a copy form other country, it has some value. I can ID the bayonet, latter.

[kronckew]

the 'beavertail' knife is actually made from a sheep shear, it's a popular conversion in wooly areas. another thread on them here: Linky
i note that the shear blade was made in sheffield, so it could have come from almost anywhere, US, Australia, New Zealand, etc... one more skilled could probably figure out where the stag for the grip came from.

the bowie accompanying it is made by Case & it's still available today, tho that one looks like an earlier model. here's a more current one:

the older one appears to have had some modifications to the grip by an owner to improve the grip, the originals are a bit slippery when wet.

[Paul Macdonald]

Initial info is great guys, thanks!

The sheep shear knife is really interesting.

Any and all further info. would be most helpful

I am familiar with the specifics of the Fairbairn Sykes commando daggers, and this is really the only one amongst these blades that I know much about in terms of specific pattern, value etc.
A bit lost on the others though.




All the best,

Macdonald