Gerber and J. Nowill & Sons knives

[PoppaDom]

Hello everyone! This is my first post here...I hope to become an active member!

I inherited some knives from my father and am curious to know anything you can share about these two knives. I’m NOT looking for a valuation as I see that is against the rules for my membership level. I’m just looking to be educated about what I have.

Thank you!

Dom

 

[jlauffer]

Welcome to BF!

The first is a Fairbairn Sykes dagger, but I don't know much beyond that. The Gerber is a Mark II, with canted (angled) blade. I believe the serial number puts production during 1979.

 

[PoppaDom]

Thank you, sir! Are they collectible or of any significance?

 

[jlauffer]

The F-S dagger was used in WWII, and original examples from that time are very desireable. Without knowing more about your specific example though, hard to say. J Nowill & Sons is/was a well known maker in England, so it has that going for it.

The Gerber Mark II as a whole are fairly collectible, as they have been around a long time (since 1967), but this also means there are a lot of them out there. With yours being 40 years old and having the canted blade, I would think that would up the collectibility a few steps.

May want to ask a mod to move this thread to the Bernard Levine's Knife Collecting and Identification subforum...may get more response there.

 

[kvaughn]

You might have better luck with this if you ask a mod to move it to the BR Levine knife i.d. subforum. Just hit that little report triangle underneath your post. Welcome to BF! Secure your credit cards.--KV --oops, too slow.

 

[12345678910]

The F-S dagger was used in WWII, and original examples from that time are very desirable. Without knowing more about your specific example though, hard to say. J Nowill & Sons is/was a well known maker in England, so it has that going for it.

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J. Nowill & Sons dagger is modern production no where near WW2 vintage

I bought one sometime in the last twenty years for maybe thirty or thirty five pounds and you can still find them currently for sale.


The gerber is much better quality and you should be able to get a date from the sn#

 

[jlauffer]

The
J. Nowill & Sons dagger is modern production no where near WW2 vintage

I bought one sometime in the last twenty years for maybe thirty or thirty five pounds and you can still find them currently for sale.


The gerber is much better quality and you should be able to get a date from the sn#

Was not suggesting that PoppaDom's example was WWII vintage...guess I could have worded it better.

 

[GIRLYmann]

 

[GIRLYmann]

....I inherited some knives from my father and am curious to know anything you can share about these two knives. I’m just looking to be educated about what I have...

Dom

Welcome!
And a nice inheritence at that.
In most countries daggers are illegal to own.
So count yourself lucky
All you need to know about the gerber mark ii can be researched here within this site...do spare the time to read up every page.
http://militarycarryknives.com/MKKNIVES/MkKnives.htm#SerialNumbers
The british commando knife you own is a 3rd pattern. It looks to be post war commercial.
Which makes it anything made past 1945
The nowills have a distinctive pommel raised nut.
Careful that you do not over wipe out the faint etched markings!
Below are some sites on the fairbairn sykes knives... happy schooling!
http://www.wilkinsonfscollection.co..._May_2014_The_Third_Pattern_F-S_Part_One.html
https://www.fairbairnsykesfightingknives.com/third-pattern.html
http://www.gotavapen.se/gota/artiklar/fs/new/fs_new.htm
In all both dagger types have had a colorful military history.
If anything, they will remain much sought after in years to come because of their military lore. They are that cool!
Be aware that they are specialized bladed instruments of war not suited for general use by non combatants in a public setting
Hope this helps.