Description
A wonderful HJ Knife here by a top maker with very rare transitional double marking
including the breech block
Metal work is good making this a nice example of a truly iconic gun
Constructed by a precision-minded master-craftsman exclusively for IMA this display gun was built from an IMA all original WW2 era parts set on an aluminum receiver
The case is in very good condition but is missing the original wood carry handle
Original Jack the Ripper Police Inspector Edmund Reid Cased Set P-1853 Enfield A wonderful HJ Knife hereOriginal Item: One of a kind Set. This appears to be one man's history in a box. From humble beginnings, Inspector Edmund Reid born 1846 was a grocer's delivery boy in London, a pastry cook, and a ship's steward before joining the Metropolitan Police in 1872, with the Warrant no. 56100. PC P478. Reid was then the shortest man in the force at 5 feet 6 inches tall. In 1874 he transferred to the CID as a detective in P Division, and was promoted to Third