Knife, combined with fork, and leather sheath for a one handed man

Name/Title

Knife, combined with fork, and leather sheath for a one handed man

Entry/Object ID

0000.1.256

Description

256.01 Knife: Blade of flat spatulate form, with a single edge curving up at the end to form a three-pronged fork, the curve sharpened to a razor edge. Handle of black, close-grained wood, flat hexagonal in section, tapering slightly toward the blade and cut off straight at the top. 265.02 Case: Scabbard form, made of a rectangular strip of leather, folded over and the edges stitched together.

Collection

Cutlery Collection, Knife

Made/Created

Artist

Joseph Rodgers & Sons

Date made

1910 - 1927

Time Period

20

Place

City

Sheffield

Country

England

Continent

Europe

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

On blade: JOSEPH RODGERS & SONS CUTLERS TO HIS MAJESTY

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Cutlery Collection Record Book

Other Number

CC256

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Length: Knife: 190mm Case: 127x54mm