Mappin Brothers British Cavalry Officers' Pocket Knife, Boer War

9th – 20th Century Mappin Brothers Boer War British Cavalry Officers Pocket Knife

A very nice special folding knife made in Sheffield by Mappin brothers, they were established in 1810 by Joseph Mappin, the Mappin firm became Mappin Brothers in 1852, when the operation was taken over by his four sons. One of the sons, John, would strike out on his own, and his firm of Mappin & Webb would later acquire Mappin Brothers in 1903.

The legendary Sheffield firm of Mappin Brothers had established the Queen’s Cutlery Works in the 1850s, a manufactory which employed hundreds of workers in production of some of the best-known Sheffield cutlery and blades.

This knife is known as a horseman’s knife as it has all the tools needed to clean hooves’ and other maintenance of medical for horses. carried by cavalry officers in the Boer war.

All parts are intact and function, opening and closing well.

A rare find.

Specifications:

Length: 20 cm (with main blade only)