There's rough and then there's.....

[zorrothegreyblade]

Well, you wouldn't bend down to pick it up off the floor if you were walking past, but it turned up today as part of a collection and after I'd checked out the rest, I scraped the rust of the marlin spike and found the broad arrow mark. Blades to corroded to get a maker, but what realy struck me was the poor quality of the scales! They look like the diamond pattern had been filed by a blind aprentice with a hangover! I'm going to keep it, makes the rest of the military collection look mint

[zorrothegreyblade]

Twice in one week!

Another dog rough WW2 clasp knife but this is much more interesting. It is a pattern I have seen only once before, and the makers mark is new to me also. TURNER RYALLS & CO, not mentioned in Tweedales Sheffield Knife Book or Flooks British and Commonwealth Military Knives as far as I am aware, found a reference and picture on Futuremuseum.co.uk , going to strip it and refurbish if I can work up enough courage!