The Rogers Bone Thread

[Thomasg]

A few I believe are rogers bone.

Landers fray and Clark

Landers fray and clark

Pal

Camillus

Camillus

Western Bolder co.

[Mumbleypeg]

Here’s a Rogers bone example I’ve had a while, and should have posted in this thread. Scarce W.R. Case & Sons 6227 shadow bolster pattern. Some spots and pitting on the blades but doesn’t appear to have ever been carried.

Ken

[doglegg]

Here’s a Rogers bone example I’ve had a while, and should have posted in this thread. Scarce W.R. Case & Sons 6227 shadow bolster pattern. Some spots and pitting on the blades but doesn’t appear to have ever been carried.

Ken

What an amazingly delicate and beautiful little knife. Would take a craftsman to work with such tint little bones.

[Mumbleypeg]

Thanks Floyd! Skilled cutlers in those days were exactly that -“skilled”. I call it a double-reverse gunstock pen. Sargent’s calls it a “congress”. I have a couple of double gunstock pens but that’s the only reversed one I have seen. Happy to be its caretaker for a while.

Ken

[Thomasg]

Here’s a Rogers bone example I’ve had a while, and should have posted in this thread. Scarce W.R. Case & Sons 6227 shadow bolster pattern. Some spots and pitting on the blades but doesn’t appear to have ever been carried.

Ken

Thanks Floyd! Skilled cutlers in those days were exactly that -“skilled”. I call it a double-reverse gunstock pen. Sargent’s calls it a “congress”. I have a couple of double gunstock pens but that’s the only reversed one I have seen. Happy to be its caretaker for a while.

Ken

Thanks Floyd! Skilled cutlers in those days were exactly that -“skilled”. I call it a double-reverse gunstock pen. Sargent’s calls it a “congress”. I have a couple of double gunstock pens but that’s the only reversed one I have seen. Happy to be its caretaker for a while.

Ken

I’m blown away ! What a classic ! The frame style , bone , accented by the “SWEDGE “ grind on the master blade .Thank you for sharing you treasure .

[Thomasg]

Clauss

Case Bradford Pa tested 6202 1/2

[RalphAlsip]

Here’s a Rogers bone example I’ve had a while, and should have posted in this thread. Scarce W.R. Case & Sons 6227 shadow bolster pattern. Some spots and pitting on the blades but doesn’t appear to have ever been carried.

Ken

Fantastic knife and pattern seems unique to Case - or at least I have never seen one like this with a different trademark. The raised letter diamond shield is scarce too, especially on WR era knives.

[peanut740]

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Those aren't Rogers bone.Just good old Case greenbone.

[FRJ]

Here’s a Rogers bone example I’ve had a while, and should have posted in this thread. Scarce W.R. Case & Sons 6227 shadow bolster pattern. Some spots and pitting on the blades but doesn’t appear to have ever been carried.

Ken

What an absolute beauty that knife is, Ken.
It's so much fun to run into something you've never seen before.
I'm so glad you showed it.

[Thomasg]

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Those aren't Rogers bone.Just good old Case greenbone.

Thank you for the clarification.

[Mumbleypeg]

Thanks for the kind comments about the knife!

Thomasg, there’s a randomness unique to Rogers bone jigging. Especially the authentic old “early” Rogers bone from the Rogers company, which was sold to a number of old U.S. cutleries. But for some reason in the early 1960s Rogers stopped making it and never produced it again, possibly due to the advent of Delrin as a handle cover material (Rogers Mfg. Company claims to be the first supplier of Delrin to cutleries). Early in this long thread is a post explaining the history and origins of the Rogers company. viewtopic.php?p=455829#p455829

Not sure exactly how to explain its appearance. Sort of like the jigging machine that made it was broken.

Studying pictures of it are probably the best way to learn what it looks like. Sorta like Case greenbone, once you know it you recognize it. Many have tried to copy it, some better than others. And like Case greenbone, eBay sellers have bastardized it beyond hope, by describing all sorts of stuff as being Rogers bone, to the point that most newer collectors are totally confused. Some of the best examples Rogers bone are found on old Cattaraugus and old Case knives, and a few others. Case had a later version they made in house in early 2000s, I think they called “New Rogers bone” or something like that, but it wasn’t the same. IMO many of the pictures in this thread aren’t authentic original Rogers bone.

One thing we can all agree on, nearly all jigged bone is beautiful in its own way!

Ken

[Thomasg]

Thanks for the kind comments about the knife!

Thomasg, there’s a randomness unique to Rogers bone jigging. Especially the authentic old “early” Rogers bone from the Rogers company, which was sold to a number of old U.S. cutleries. But for some reason in the early 1960s Rogers stopped making it and never produced it again, possibly due to the advent of Delrin as a handle cover material (Rogers Mfg. Company claims to be the first supplier of Delrin to cutleries). Early in this long thread is a post explaining the history and origins of the Rogers company. viewtopic.php?p=455829#p455829

Not sure exactly how to explain its appearance. Sort of like the jigging machine that made it was broken.

Studying pictures of it are probably the best way to learn what it looks like. Sorta like Case greenbone, once you know it you recognize it. Many have tried to copy it, some better than others. And like Case greenbone, eBay sellers have bastardized it beyond hope, by describing all sorts of stuff as being Rogers bone, to the point that most newer collectors are totally confused. Some of the best examples Rogers bone are found on old Cattaraugus and old Case knives, and a few others. Case had a later version they made in house in early 2000s, I think they called “New Rogers bone” or something like that, but it wasn’t the same. IMO many of the pictures in this thread aren’t authentic original Rogers bone.

One thing we can all agree on, nearly all jigged bone is beautiful in its own way!

Ken

I have spent a great deal of time studying examples I could find on line and several knifes I have on hand .I think that now I can identify a few of my knifes like the western and pal knifes shown in my earlier post as being late Rogers bone .Early Rogers bone I can nit find many examples for farther study .Especially on larger knifes made for hunting .I have these two knifes that spark my curiosity and would like an opinion from more experienced collectors

Enders.

.A large fish knife and a Outers pattern .Both knifes Enders , Albert Lea, Minnesota (1916-1926). Early Rogers Bone ?????????

Mark side

Pile side

Mark side

Pile side

[Ivoryman]

Great thread, like this kind of bone. I'm not knowledgeable on whether these are even the stuff. Might be, might not, but they are mostly old and dark enough to make me wonder.