Antiques Roadshow expert yelps in pain as he accidentally slices hand with pen knife - and gasps 'I just stabbed myself!' Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] By Jessica Janes For Mailonline Published: 12:08, 20 August 2024 | Updated: 12:37, 20 August 2024 e-mail View comments Antiques Roadshow expert Marc Allum had quite the fright during Sunday's episode when he accidentally sliced his finger examining a guest's pen knife.
The 48-piece pen knife left him taken aback and as he appreciated the fascinating artefact, he confessed to the guest on the show: 'So I am a bit of a boy scout really.' Marc added: 'And I wouldn't dream of going out on any given day without my own multi-tool which I literally use on a daily basis, this one knocks mine into an absolute cocked hat, doesn't it.' Thrilled by the tool, he continued: 'It is the most exceptional multi-tool I have seen for a long time.
Please tell me where it comes from,' leaving the puzzled owner to respond saying: 'All I know is my father acquired it, but I know nothing at all about the history of it.' The owner then gave Marc a little more information about the knife, adding: 'I have a theory. I think it may have been some salesman tool when he went round the local, asking if they wanted pen knives made and these were the options they could have made into a pen knife.
' Antiques Roadshow expert Marc Allum had quite the fright during Sunday's episode when he accidentally clipped his finger examining a guest's pen knife The 48-piece pen knife left him taken aback and as he appreciated the fascinating artefact, he confessed to the guest on the show: 'So I am a bit of a boy scout really' However, as he wrapped up his appraisal and thanked the guest for bringing the item onto the show, his finger brushed against one of the blades causing him to yelp out in pain Prompted to share his opinion about what the pen knife is used for, Marc disclosed: 'You're not a million miles off the mark to be honest with you, because this is not something that is really made to be used in the sense that my multi-tool is made to be used.' 'This is really a force of the cutler's art, and it is an exhibition piece. It was primarily made just to show how good a particular company was when this is a 48-blade multi-tool.
Read More Antiques Roadshow guest lost for words as expert reveals staggering value of item 'usually faked across the world' - leaving BBC crowd gasping 'Now I say blades because of course there is a massive kind of variety of tools on this, everything from scissors, to gun cartridge removers, to bone saws, the sky is the limit really.' 'But 48 blades, do you know they made these with up to 100 blades? Sometimes even 200 blades. I studied it very carefully and I did manage to find a makers mark on it and it says Godson, Sheffield.
' Marc then revealed that the knife could fetch a staggering £2,000 to £3,000 at auction, leaving the guest utterly stunned. He wrapped up his appraisal and thanked the guest for bringing the item onto the show. However, while doing so, his finger brushed against one of the blades causing him to yelp out in pain.
He exclaimed: 'Thank you so much, for bringing it along. Sugar! I just stabbed myself!' During the show, Marc revealed the knife could fetch a staggering £2,000 to £3,000 at auction, leaving the guest utterly stunned His accident comes after an Antiques Roadshow guest was lost for words earlier this month. Expert Mark Smith met one man whose father was a SAS soldier as he showcased his paperwork, medals and badges - which are often 'faked all across the world'.
The man showed a black and white photograph of his father, called David Cargill, before being sent to France with the BEF. Impressed by the collection on the table, Mark said: 'You said to me this morning 'my dad was a soldier' then you started to get this stuff out and I got so excited because this man was in the SAS, this is fantastic.' 'We have a Territorial medal here.
He went to France and he starts off his war by coming off a beach, somewhere called Dunkirk because he has the Dunkirk medal as well. What did he join then?' The guest replied: 'He joined the Parachute Regiment, did his training and once he'd got his wings, he immediately volunteered for SAS and was accepted.' Mark continued: 'Now, when you see these badges and things that you have here and you see SAS wings, usually they are fake.
You have a Kings Crown Parachute Regiment badge.' Marc's accident comes after an Antiques Roadshow guest was lost for words earlier this month when he found out the value of his items on the show Expert Mark Smith met one man whose father was an SAS soldier as he showcased his paperwork, medals and badges When it came to putting a value on the items, the BBC star said the medals alone were worth around £200 The guest was stunned by the valuation and said to Mark: 'My father would be very surprised' 'Even they today are hard to find and usually they are copied as well. You then have two of the shoulder titles for the 1st SAS.
Now, I'm not certain that I've ever seen those before, in the flesh to actually touch them but there they are.' Mark was particularly impressed at the beret that belonged to the guest's father as it obtained genuine details, including the little badge that he said was often 'faked all across the world'. Mark added: 'These things just don't come on the market, so to actually be able to stand here and touch the real thing, it's fantastic!' Putting a value on the items, the BBC star said the medals alone were worth around £200, with the full collection worth close to £8,000.
The guest was stunned by the valuation and said to Mark: 'My father would be very surprised.' Antiques Roadshow TV content BBC Share or comment on this article: Antiques Roadshow expert yelps in pain as he accidentally slices hand with pen knife - and gasps 'I just stabbed myself!' e-mail Add comment.
