Baldock Spear Knife

[Dago Red]

Interesting, to me at least, knife I saw. I’ve wanted a boat knife for a long time since seeing the Damascus Manson pattern boat knife from Lewis Drake. Of course their price with unknown origin of the Damascus wasn’t appealing but in looking around I found J. Roberts in Britain, respected British gun firm. What my search showed I found more interesting was the Baldock Speer knife. They didn’t have much information or additional pics there but I found a write up on it somewhere else. I went through a Rambo hollow handle knife love session when I was 10-12ish yo. This seems a step towards real world marketing for African adventurers circa 1880s. Cut a stick, shape the end and stick it in the split, spiked hollow handle and tighten it. Anyone seen one or heard of it?

Said knife

Red

 

[fishface5]

Well now THAT is interesting! 1880 wow!

 

[tltt]

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Here's an old correct one, the copies Rambo it up for some reason -

https://www.icollector.com/Baldock-...h-a-9-sawback-blade-marked-Made-exp_i17736864 .

and another - https://www.gunstar.co.uk/james-dix...onel-baldock-1902-patent-all-s/Blades/1128943 .

Much like today, guys were having their own pet designs made, and trying to sell them to the general public. Another knife from just a bit earlier is the Shakespear knife -

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Designed by Henry Shakespear, a big time English hunter and adventurer of the time.

 

[Alberta Ed]

Cool! I shall take one on my next African expedition. I always wondered what those hilt pins were for.