E1625

Seaman's knife owned by W.T. Mumford (active 1854) Long Caption: Sheath-knife. The cast steel blade has a wooden handle, on one side of which is 'W.T. MUMFORD.CC. HMS RESOLUTE 1854' painted in red and on the other side is carved 'P/M'. The knife is complete with a leather sheath marked with the name 'W.MUMFORD'. This knife was received with the diary (MS79/190) kept by W.T. Mumford on the HMS 'Resolute'. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: WPN1542 Artist: unknown Date: circa 1854 Medium: wood; leather; pigment; cast steel Size: 20 mm x 240 mm x 30 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.