Odd Wilkinson 'Tewksbury' Abbey/church Society dagger

Atlantia · 23rd September 2009, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Norman McCormick

Hi Gene,
Used to see a lot of these Wilkinson 'commemorative' type dirks/daggers on E-Bay. It seemed that just about anything from 'best salesman' to your 'granny's birthday' was celebrated in 'cold steel' by ordering an etched blade from Wilkinson. The steel is bound to be reasonably ok so either a paper knife or a good project for practising your hilt making and blade sharpening skills or of course as you say wave it goodbye.
My Regards,
Norman.

Hello mate,
Yeah, ebay will almost certainly be its next stop!
I've seen some weird Wilkinson 'commemorative' stuff, but this struck me as unusual because of the ecclesiastical theme and the 'masonic' style.
Ever seen one of this type before?
Regards
gene

Norman McCormick · 24th September 2009, 05:15 PM

Hi Gene,
Am pretty sure I've seen the basic design before but not the church connection. Maybe it was commissioned as a 'leaving gift' for somebody closely associated with the church or to mark somesuch occasion. Probably get a few quid on E-Bay, hope it does.

My Regards,
Norman.

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24th September 2009, 05:15 PM	#2
Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,648	Hi Gene, Am pretty sure I've seen the basic design before but not the church connection. Maybe it was commissioned as a 'leaving gift' for somebody closely associated with the church or to mark somesuch occasion. Probably get a few quid on E-Bay, hope it does. My Regards, Norman.