World War 2 Officer's folding Combination Knife 1940's Ref.OC-1
The 'pocket' knife is nothing new, the Romans had them as did the early Iron Age man, examples of which have been found in Denmark.
Sheffield, in England, started the production of the 'Peasant' or 'Penny' pocket knife around the 1650's, having a single blade with a wooden handle. By the 1700's, a large scale production started, turning out the 'Penny" knife.
The "Combination" or 'Multi-Tool' knife was a combination of the American Camper style knife and the Swiss Army knife, manufactured in Switzerland since 1884.
In England, during the Victorian times, the 'Pen Knife' was found, an article which every gentleman would carry in his pocket. This knife was really meant to sharpen the quills used for writing, hence the name 'Pen Knife'
The knife offered above was from an officer in World War 2. I have no further information on him - those who look at my site may remember an escape silk map of Italy we had which came with the knife.
The knife is an 11-piece, as shown. It is 12 cm in length, not including the swivel bail. There is no makers name but the words 'stainless steel' are found on the spoon and fork. In good condition, apart from some obvious wear to the blades as well as the small spring for the scissors is missing. I suspect it may have been Japanese in origin - I have seem similar-looking knives advertised, but with 'made in Japan' stamped on them. On the other hand, those 'Japanese' knives could be copies. This is a heavy piece, weighing 270 grams.
Price R440.00 Post R99.00
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