All About Pocket Knives

To me a dagger is probably one of the most beautifully shaped knives ever made;even if they aren't all that practical. Some will say that having two edges available instead of just one is much better when you're working along and don't want to stop and tune up the edge of your knife. Others feel the blade shape doesn't lend itself well for whatever task you are doing;unless you're just stabbing something.
I've assembled a selection of "double edged divas" here for your viewing pleasure ranging from the smallest to slightly larger. Maybe later I will include some single edged ones as well. Please feel free to add any you might own.
Starting off with a couple of really tiny ones.Not really practical as a cutting tool but neat little daggers.The silver one was a present from my youngest son.The miniature khindjal appears to have ivory handles and a brass blade.
The clear dagger is a proposal I made for a knife design out of Lexan II. Won't cut much but it will inflict pain.
The next one has a Lexan handle(temporarily)until I can find the proper size leather to repair the handle:a Case V-42 I bought off e-Bay advertised as a letter opener.
Next two are Sheffield knives:one a tiny one by A.Paterson and an ivory handled model by Alfred Williams.Again purchased on e-Bay as a letter opener.
Next up is an African dagger with notches cut into the blades for no apparent reason other than to inflict severe damage when removing them from the stabbing victim. The owner must have been very small(a pygmy perhaps?)as the handle is not quite 3 inches long.The pommel looks like a flint arrowhead(a tiny skull crusher?) Following that is a similar one without the notches.
Last ones are an A.G.Russell Sting(1977)and a couple of belt buckle knives.The single edge model is a Bowen;the other two unmarked.

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#1 is a pair of Case XX 304 throwing knives.
#2 is a 1992 Case V-42 reproduction dagger.
#3 is a Christopher Johnson Western Works dagger.
#4 is a custom dagger made for Cogswell & Harrison;London gunmakers for over 200 years.
#5 Another custom with carved handle and blade etching saying,"Cum Deo Et Manu" whatever that means.
#6 WWII theatre knife with a dog's head pommel;a gift from my cousin's father-in-law who brought it home from the war.
#7 A custom knife marked only,"E.L." with a blade that slides in and out by depressing buttons on the sides of the knife.
#8 A faux Damascus modern dagger.
#9 & #10 both sides of a custom Case XX dagger with cast pewter handles by Shaw-Leibowitz.

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#1 A deer foot dagger made in France.
#2 Frost Cutlery boot knife.
#3 Gerber boot knife.
#4 German SA dagger;a gift from a co-worker whose dad brought it home from the war.
#5 An ivory handled brass dagger bought on e-Bay as a letter opener.
#6 A Hubertus hunting dagger.
#7 A Lakota diver's knife designed by Blackie Collins.
#8 Another Blackie design for Lansky;a Zytel knife that is very sharp!
#9 A Linder keris blade dagger.
#10 Even the lowly work knife has class:a Malco duct knife.

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#1 & #2 A couple of ivory handled Masonic daggers
#3 A tiny Mexican dagger.
#4 A throwing dagger marked "MMT" with the image of a deer head.
#5 A pair of Javanese keris daggers.
#6 A massive dagger from a militaria collection.
#7 A keris dagger with horn handle.The sheath is half horn and half wood.
#8 Another large dagger from the militaria collection with the initials "L.J.M." stamped in.Don't know if that was the maker or the owner.
#9 A small daggaer made from a Nicholson file with a plastic handle.
#10 an obsidian dagger with a badger jaw for a handle.

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#1 Pakistani made Fairbairn-Sykes dagger.
#2 Parker Mini-Boot dagger.
#3 Puma 6334 Frogmesser pre-1964.STILL looking for a sheath for this one!
#4 Ralph Bone Lubbock Texas boot knife.
#5 R.J.Richter Italy floating diver's knife.
#6 Snake handled dagger made of brass.
#7 Svoboda Czechoslovakia dagger/
#8 If two edges are good then THREE are even better! Hand made dagger looks to be an assassin's knife with contoured Micarta handle.
#9 Kershaw Trooper
#10 Unmarked ivory handled dagger looks very old.

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#1 thru #4 Unmarked daggers of various sizes and quality.
#5 Walsh dagger with ivory Micarta handle.Possibly Red Walsh.
#6 Western boot dagger marked Hoffritz.
#7 & #8 Handmade dagger with a yellow jacket embedded in the handle.
#9 A custom by William Zalesky of CT.

Ray, this is the most interesting and extensive display of daggers i have ever seen. Something for everyone. I like the old ivory handled daggers the best.
Thank you for sharing all these with us.
kj

What a handsome display of usual and unusual daggers K7K! Thanks for showing us!

Great show of daggers, Ray, incredible variety!
The only one I have, a Pacific Cutlerly Co/Sheffield.

Quite an impressive, varied and stunning collection! Thanks for sharing.

danno50 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 19, 2020 2:33 am Great show of daggers, Ray, incredible variety!
The only one I have, a Pacific Cutlerly Co/Sheffield.

Beautiful one Danno! How big is the blade?

It is a small one, Ray. OAL 8 5/8" and blade length of 5".

Very impressive collection Ray!

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FABYAN KNIFE COMPANY
J. W. STANIFORTH & Co.
WADE & BUTCHER
HORTON & SONS
CASE BRADFORD PA.
IXL
A LEON SOLLY STREET SHEFFIELD

danno50 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 19, 2020 2:33 am Great show of daggers, Ray, incredible variety!
The only one I have, a Pacific Cutlerly Co/Sheffield.

Beautiful dagger Dan! It's funny how the simplest designs can be so attractive! My kindda knife!

btrwtr wrote: ↑Sat Dec 19, 2020 6:30 pm Very impressive collection Ray!

Top to bottom:

FABYAN KNIFE COMPANY
J. W. STANIFORTH & Co.
WADE & BUTCHER
HORTON & SONS
CASE BRADFORD PA.
IXL
A LEON SOLLY STREET SHEFFIELD

Magnificent assemblage Wayne! Love them all! Thanks for posting them.

Very nice, Wayne!

Here’s my dagger, a Serbian WW1 relic. It’s a simple but attractive knife.

KnifeSlinger#81 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 20, 2020 7:52 am Here’s my dagger, a Serbian WW1 relic. It’s a simple but attractive knife.


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Totally agree K.S.! Very nice!

KnifeSlinger#81 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 20, 2020 7:52 am Here’s my dagger, a Serbian WW1 relic. It’s a simple but attractive knife.

A beautiful dagger to be sure! Thanks for posting it!