Knives - Antique Knives, Collectible

Very nice fraternal Scimeter (Scimitar) Dagger or Short Sword (could also be theatrical in nature); manufactured by C.E. Ward Company of New London, Ohio. Hilt furniture is brass; scabbard is black leather with copper throat, bands, and drag. Grip is solid cast brass.
Overall length in scabbard is ~20-1/2"; overall length out of scabbard is ~20-3/8"; blade length is ~15-1/2".
Very-good to condition overall.

This is somewhat of a cross between the kastane of Sri Lanka and perhaps the nimcha of Morocco. I believe it is more closely related to the kastane. This could be classified as either a short sword or a dagger.
Woof grip in a serpentine shape; iron cross-guard also in the shape of a serpent. Blade is single-edged with an ~5" false-edge; ~13-1/2" unstopped fuller.
Overall length is ~24"; blade length is ~19-3/8".
Good condition overall.

Knife display case from the old Keidel Drug Store, Fredericksburg, Texas, believed circa 1907-1939. Recent hand-written note inside stating origin.
Wood body with glass front. Front half of top tips upward to allow access for a display panel (missing from this case); rear swings open from top, rotating on an axis at the bottom rear for placing knife stock into numbered tin/wood rectangular bins. Label on inside reads, "UNIVERSAL POCKET KNIVES / Mfg. by Landers, Frary & Clark, New Britain, Conn., U.S.A". This labels also apppears to function as an inventory/re-order ledger.
Good condition considering age, but is becoming frail from time; wood appears to have been stained and does not appear to have had a "finish coat".
NOTE: Sold as is.

Original Nazi-era "Hitler Jugend" (Hitler Youth) belt buckle. Front reads "Blut und Ehre" (Blood and Honor) over the Nazi eagle and swastika; reverse is stamped M4/42 (this is the RZM code for Hermann Aurich, Dresden). Complete with original RZM inspection tag - labeled "KOPPLESCHLOSS" for belt buckle and serial numbered. Unused with only a few very minor scuffs. Excellent condition.
Size is ~2-5/8" wide and ~2" in height; ~3/4" deep at belt swivel point, ~3/8" deep at catch point.
Sold as is, no refunds.

Original "Old File" Cutlery Company, Havana, Illinois, butcher or kitchen knife, circa 1906 to 1966.
Overall length is ~12-3/8"; blade length is ~8". Good carbon steel blade, still has a very good sharp edge.Wood grips marked on one side, "OLD FILE".
Good condition.

Old Philippine hunting/self defense knife and scabbard; very similar to an "American Belt Knife" used in the frontier. Handle appears to be of some horn-like material, light colored, with iron ferrule and pommel; diamond-shaped pommel retainer (this style is seen on late 1700s, early 1800s swords).
Overall length in scabbard is 18-1/4"; overall length out of scabbard is ~16"; blade length is ~10-1/8". No markings visible.
Wood two-piece scabbard with leather bindings retained by what I would refer to as shoe nails or tacks. Unusual spiked or arrow-head-shaped finial as a drag.
Fair to Good condition overall.

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