Early soe style bone handle lock knife
Maker: The mark
side tang is stamped with what appears to be a trademark
"PREMIER LIFE
TIME
SHEFFIELD
ENGLAND" and the pile side tang is stamped "53K
SHEFFIELD
ENGLAND". The knife has jigged and dyed bone scales, brass liners, nickel silver scales and pins, and a steel shackle.
There appears to be no mention of any of these marks in Tweedale. Ron
Flook, in his recently self-published book Knives and Daggers of the SOE includes a photo (page 23) of a very similar knife captioned "(2.13)
Possible model for Knife, Dagger, Jack", with the suggestion that "it is possible these reflect the type of commercial knife first used.
"PREMIER" is a trademark of
Francis Newton & Son
18 and over only ID required before posting
PREMIER" was a trademark of Francis Newton & Son and was purchased by Geo. Butler in 1932. It was also used by the “Premier Cutlery Co. Ltd Toronto, and the possibility has been raised that the knife may have originated from them and been sourced from a German manufacturer”.