UNIQUE SAN FRANCISCO KNUCKLE KNIFE

UNIQUE SAN FRANCISCO KNUCKLE KNIFE

02-21294

8″ overall, 4″ heavy .25″ thick spearpoint blade marked “BAUER BROS. / MAKER / S.F. CAL”. Accompanied with well fit brown sheath with belt loop. Knuckle knives are thought to be 20th innovations by most collectors. Knuckle knives were very popular in the military during World War I and World War II. Bauer Brothers are not thought to have made cutlery after 1890. The blade form is identical to what collectors think of as a California knife, most often by makers such as Will & Finck or Michael Price, the best known San Francisco cutlers. CONDITION: fine overall, blade has mottled gray patina with the remnants of old plating. Sheath is fine.