antique 19thc Victorian German European embroidery scissors brass sheath dagger

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antique 19thc Victorian German European embroidery scissors brass sheath dagger :
$86.50

A BEAUTIFUL PAIR OF DOMESTIC EMBROIDERY SCISSORS THAT WERE MADE DURING THE LATER VICTORIAN PERIOD 19THC, THEY ARE GERMAN MADE AND ARE IN HIGH CARBON STEEL WHICH SHOWS AGE IF YOU LOOK AT THE PICS, THE BLUE TINGE AND SMALL AREAS OF STAINING ARE MINIMAL AS THEY WERE PROFESSIONALLYCLEANED BY A JEWELLER FOR THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND COLLECTOR SOME YEARS AGO AND HAVE BEN KEPT WELL AND OILED EVER SINCE.THE BLADES OF THE SCISSORS ARE SHARP ON THE OUTER AND INNER EDGE WHICH I THOUGHT STRANGE UNTIL IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THEY ARE USED FOR CUTTING STITCHES, EITHER THAT OR THESE ARE A DEFENSIVEWEAPON FOR A VICTORIAN LADY AS THEY ARE VERY DAGGER LIKE AND ACTUALLY RAZOR SHARP ON THE OUTEREDGES OF THE BLADES MORE SO THAN THE INNER.THE BRASS IS EXCEPTIONALLY WELL CAST AND THE DETAIL IS EXCELLENT THROUGHOUT AND I AM SURE THAT SOMEONE IN THE WORLD OF ANTIQUE SCISSORS WILL BE VERY HAPPY TO OWN THEM.THE INNER LEATHER SLEEVE THAT TOPS THE SCISSORS FROM RATTLING AROUND WERE ADDED BY THE COLLECTOR LADY OWNER THAT I PURCHASED THESE FROM AND ARE MADE FROM THE FINGER OF A LADIES OLIVE GREEN KID LEATHER GLOVE OF VICTORIAN AGE.SIZE IS 23 CM TOTAL LENGTH IN SHEATH, OUT 20 CM TOTAL LENGTH.NO RETURN, BUYER MUST COMPLETE PAYPAL PAYMENT WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE sale ENDING \'\'WITHOUT EXCEPTION\'\', I WILL NOT PUT UP WITH NON PAYMENT IN MY STATED TIME AND IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN THE STATED 48 HOURS THEN AN INSTANT NON PAID ITEM CASE WILL BE OPENED AGAINST YOU, THIS IS NOTHING PERSONAL AND IS ONLY DUE TO BAD EXPERIENCES IN THE PAST WITH NON PAYERS.I WILL POST THIS ITEM WORLDWIDE FROM WITHIN UK WITH INTERNATIONAL SMALL PARCEL TRACKED AND SIGNED FOR AIRMAIL OR GLOBAL VALUE PARCEL WITH TRACKING NUMBER AND SIGNED FOR AT YOUR END, POSTAGE PRICE IS SET AT SAME FOR ANY WORLDWIDE DESTINATION OUTSIDE OF THE UK UNLESS THERE IS AN OVER CHARGE AMOUNT OR INSURANCE ENHANCEMENT IS NEEDED BY THE BUYER AND IF SO IT WILL BE AT YOUR OWN COST SO PLEASE DO CONTACT ME WELL BEFORE THE sale ENDING AND i WILL GO TO MY GPO AND FIND OUT ANY EXTRA COST OR ENHANCED INSURANCE PRICE.OTHER POSTAGE TYPES CAN BE OFFERED SO PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE MAKING OFFER TO GET PRICES OF ENHANCED INSURANCE ETC OR EXPRESS, GLOBAL PRIORITY.