Antique Throwing Knife and Leather Sheath by J. Nowill and Sons Sheffield England c1920

Here on offer is an unusual and early throwing knife and leather sheath by J. Nowill and Sons, Sheffield, England, circa 1920.

The throwing knife has a double-edged thick steel spear tip blade, making for a well-balanced and weighty throwing knife. There edges of the tip are still sharp and it now has some age greying to the finish, on both sides. The long tapering section of the blade has an original blunt unsharpened edge.

There are no maker marks on this knife, but from some research, it appears they were made by the well-known knife manufacturer, J. Nowill and Sons, of Sheffield, England.


The blade and tang are made from one piece of steel and the tang runs the full length of the grip.

The tapering grip is made from two sections of what look like ivory coloured celluloid, fixed to the tang by three stell pins. The grip is in excellent undamaged condition.

The small sheath is made from brown leather and is stitched together along the sides.

I have actually thrown this knife against a tree in the past, it was easy to throw accurately and I was amazed as to the depth it penetrated the tree!

The exposed metal blade section measures 3.3” (8.5cm) long and the whole knife is 6.75” (17.2cm). The sharp section of the blade is 1.4” (3.5cm) long.

It weighs 62g.

Please see my pictures for the details of the condition, which complement this description.

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