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14th July 2001Victorian military issue knives
By Barry Iacoppi
Others and I on the Martini Henry forum are interested in finding out what kind if any knives were the British soldier issued with during the Anglo/Zulu wars. If there was not an issue knife what was the most likley private purchase ?
Your help will be much appreciated.
DateReplies
16th July 2001John Young
Barry,

There was a wooden handled folding knife issued, I did have an example, but it appears to have disappeared! It had a blade about 3"-4" long, which folded back into the handle.
Others opted for local hunting/Bowie knives. I have seen an example of this worn on an o/r's equipment belt.

John
23rd July 2001Barry
Thanks John. Any idea of where I could get a picture of this knife. Do you know if it was an issue knife or a private purchase ?

Barry
24th July 2001John Young
Barry,

This knife was an issued one, there must be a sealed pattern of it somewhere in the U.K., if not I'm with the Die-Hards over the weekend, I'll see if any of them have one.

John
25th July 2001Barry
Thanks again John. That will be much appreciated.
"Die-Hards" ???
24th December 2001Glenn Wade
The 'Die-Hards' are a group that re-enact the Victorian military era.