British army issued rope knife. Clark Shirley & co
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£150.00
Maker: "CLARK SHIRLEY & Co.
SHEFFIELD" is stamped on the mark side tang, and "WiD 5" is stamped on the pile side tang which indicates that it was a military issue knife. The knife has a closed length of 4 ¾ inches, stag horn scales, integral steel liners and bolsters, hand-forged tapered backspring, and copper shackle secured by a brass pin.
W/|\D marking would normally associate it to being issued to British army and not Royal Navy