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KISSING CRANE, GERMANY
A LIMITED EDITION SET OF FOUR POCKET-KNIVES WITH UNITED STATES CIVIL-WAR THEMED ETCHED BLADES, serial no. 0053 of 1500,
circa 1980, two knives with 2 3/4in. main blades etched 'BILLY YANK' and 'JOHNNY REB' respectively within a field of scrolls, each knife with two further smaller folding blades, the other two knives with 3 1/4in. main blades etched 'GEN. ULYSSES S. GRANT' and 'GEN. ROBERT E. LEE' with a similar background of scrolls, all knives also etched with a portrait of the character portrayed, each knife with staghorn scales, the left hand side inlayed with either an enamelled shield bearing either the USA or CSA flag where appropriate, TOGETHER WITH a flock-lined wood display case with glass lid.
Estimate £60-80