Product Description
Scarce UNWIN & RODGERS “Non-XLL” Two Blade .25 RF KNIFE Pistol w/HORN GRIP
1870s .25 Caliber Rimfire PISTOL/KNIFE Combo
Here we present an antique Unwin & Rodgers Pocketknife Pistol made circa the 1870s in Sheffield, England. The concept of the personal protection knife pistol was truly refined in England by the partnership of James Rodgers and Philip Unwin, a pair of Sheffield based cutlers in the county of Yorkshire. Between the two partners they developed and patented a system to combine a single-shot percussion pistol with typical folding pocketknife, prior to coming out with this rimfire model.
This handy little pistol/knife combo is chambered in .25 caliber rimfire. This unique knife gun features two folding blades. There are Birmingham proof marks on the barrel. This is a fairly rare collector’s piece that you don’t see come around very often. Single and double-barrel knife/pistol combinations like this are fairly uncommon. Most of the percussion models date to the 1840s and 1850s, when a lot of people still didn’t trust the newfangled revolvers or even pepperboxes. The rimfire examples started popping up in the late 1860s through the 1870s/80s. With the exception of some made in England, as is this example, most carried no makers’ markings at all. Belgium and Germany were the main source of these types on the European Continent.
Although these pistol knives are not completely uncommon on the collector market today, high condition examples with no significant damage or restoration are rare. Finding an example like this example without significant damage or repair to the horn grip scales is quite difficult. Due to regularly being carried around in one’s pocket, they were often jostled, dinged and dropped, resulting in heavy wear.
The German silver barrel has two British proofs stamped on the upper left flat. The blade is marked “URWIN &/RODGERS/PATENT” on the left ricasso.
The overall condition is very good. Strong action. The bore is dim and smooth. The horn grips are in nice condition. Blades are straight and a clip point blade especially has a bit of an edge to it.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 3-1/8 inches.
Caliber: .25 Rimfire
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$2800
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