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- Mon Jul 10, 2023 11:15 pm
- Forum: Knife Lore - Traditional Knives From the Old Days
- Topic: Antique Knives Made In England
- Replies: 887
- Views: 66724
Re: Antique Knives Made In England
Thanks Ridgegrass, and you probably know that darn few of these types of knives exist today. As you mentioned previously, it's a bit of a miracle that any of these small fragile knives survived intact throughout their nearly 200 year life.
- Mon Jul 10, 2023 5:48 am
- Forum: Knife Lore - Traditional Knives From the Old Days
- Topic: Antique Knives Made In England
- Replies: 887
- Views: 66724
Re: Antique Knives Made In England
Found this quill knife today in Millsboro, DE. The blade is so tiny the stamp is only half there. Hopefully someone might recognize part of the maker's name. All that's there is CRICH or ORICH, over FIELD. I'm assuming the front of both words didn't fit on the tang. Any help appreciated as my only ...
- Sat Jul 01, 2023 11:52 am
- Forum: Knife Lore - Traditional Knives From the Old Days
- Topic: Humason & Beckley Mfg. Co
- Replies: 166
- Views: 756973
Re: Humason & Beckley Mfg. Co
Thought I would bring this thread back into the light to share this. As I have a thing for cutlering hammers, I picked this one up recently at the flea market. I just got around to cleaning it up. It was pretty rusty, so I didn't fret too much over giving the head a good de-rusting. I thought there...
- Sat Jul 01, 2023 11:50 am
- Forum: Knife Lore - Traditional Knives From the Old Days
- Topic: Humason & Beckley Mfg. Co
- Replies: 166
- Views: 756973
- Thu Jun 29, 2023 11:54 pm
- Forum: Knife Lore - Traditional Knives From the Old Days
- Topic: Sheffield contrivances?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1882
Re: Sheffield contrivances?
There are 11 unique folding tools and 2 pull out tools included on this knife, but only the shell extractor was used specifically for gun applications.
The majority of these old sportsman's knives were the original Leatherman tool for working on most anything.
The majority of these old sportsman's knives were the original Leatherman tool for working on most anything.
- Thu Jun 29, 2023 11:47 pm
- Forum: Knife Lore - Traditional Knives From the Old Days
- Topic: Humason & Beckley Mfg. Co
- Replies: 166
- Views: 756973
Re: Humason & Beckley Mfg. Co
Thought I would bring this thread back into the light to share this. As I have a thing for cutlering hammers, I picked this one up recently at the flea market. I just got around to cleaning it up. It was pretty rusty, so I didn't fret too much over giving the head a good de-rusting. I thought there...
- Thu Jun 29, 2023 2:33 am
- Forum: Knife Lore - Traditional Knives From the Old Days
- Topic: Sheffield contrivances?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1882
Re: Sheffield contrivances?
AxxMls, thanks for bringing this interesting thread back to the forefront. Enclosed is a fairly unusual implement on a large old Sheffield sportsman's knife. Shown folded open and below the handle is an articulated adjustable tool. Its purpose was to remove various sized spent shotgun shells from a ...
- Tue Mar 21, 2023 10:41 pm
- Forum: Knife Lore - Traditional Knives From the Old Days
- Topic: Sheffield contrivances?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1882
Re: Sheffield contrivances?
Tasky, when you posted the countersink tool, I had the same image in mind of a round tapered cutting tool. I had not thought of them as also being a flat type, but they did exist and would have been a perfect fit for a pocket knife. Enclosed is a picture of a few different examples including a flat ...
- Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:41 pm
- Forum: Knife Lore - Traditional Knives From the Old Days
- Topic: Sheffield contrivances?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1882
Re: Sheffield contrivances?
To my eye, in the Smith's key photo, it looks like a mechanical pencil. The point is tapered too much to be a cylindrical punch, also it is longer than the punch you have shown and appears to have grooves above the point which would give you a better grip when using it. I'd guess it's about the sam...
- Tue Mar 21, 2023 1:17 am
- Forum: Knife Lore - Traditional Knives From the Old Days
- Topic: Sheffield contrivances?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1882
Re: Sheffield contrivances?
This one from Smith's key 1816 shows a folding mechanical pencil or maybe a pen, cut #257. That's actually a cylindrical punch for boring holes through such things as leather. Enclosed is a picture of an actual example from the same time period as "Smith's Key" while in the mostly open po...
- Sun Mar 19, 2023 6:20 pm
- Forum: Knife Lore - Traditional Knives From the Old Days
- Topic: Sheffield contrivances?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1882
Re: Sheffield contrivances?
These are the types of civil discussions that make all of us think a little harder and dig a little deeper. A great way to advance our hobby!!! Still hung up on the possibility of a writing pen as an accessory on a pocket knife from the 1800s... While I have never seen a 19th century ink pen on a fo...
- Sat Mar 18, 2023 1:01 pm
- Forum: Knife Lore - Traditional Knives From the Old Days
- Topic: Sheffield contrivances?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1882
Re: Sheffield contrivances?
So, you don't think Melville took any liberties with his writing? :) In some ways, perhaps... But then, Melville did spend five years at sea, crewing merchant ships and whalers, as well as serving a stint aboard a US Navy frigate. I would like to think that technical details like tools or sailing t...
- Fri Mar 17, 2023 12:33 pm
- Forum: Knife Lore - Traditional Knives From the Old Days
- Topic: Sheffield contrivances?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1882
Re: Sheffield contrivances?
So, you don't think Melville took any liberties with his writing? :) Throughout time, writers and reporters often got (and still do) details wrong even with the best intentions. But the point that some knives were geared towards specific purposes is certainly valid. One large problem is that not onl...
- Fri Mar 17, 2023 3:36 am
- Forum: Knife Lore - Traditional Knives From the Old Days
- Topic: Sheffield contrivances?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1882
Re: Sheffield contrivances?
1851 was certainly a banner year with the release of Moby Dick as well as what was considered the first great world exhibition. It was held at the Crystal Palace in London, England, which was specifically built for that exhibition. While there were fantastic multi-blade knives produced well before 1...
- Fri Mar 10, 2023 12:26 am
- Forum: European-made knives
- Topic: Cock Knife
- Replies: 5
- Views: 476
Re: Cock Knife
Determining the age of a knife or age of a cutlery company from England for that matter can often be a bit tricky. "Tweedale's Directory of Sheffield Cutlery Manufactures 1740 to 2013" is a fantastic resource but doesn't have all the information. While that book provides a good history of ...
- Tue Feb 28, 2023 1:41 am
- Forum: Knife Lore - Traditional Knives From the Old Days
- Topic: Antique Knives Made In England
- Replies: 887
- Views: 66724
Re: Antique Knives Made In England
Thanks M.B., and I love the subtle bolster detail on that fine old Long model.
Ivoryman, nice ivory handled Wostenholm.
petekuhn, wonderful group of old English pruners and Barlows. And a great etch on that Bowie.
Ivoryman, nice ivory handled Wostenholm.
petekuhn, wonderful group of old English pruners and Barlows. And a great etch on that Bowie.
- Tue Feb 28, 2023 1:34 am
- Forum: Knife Lore - Traditional Knives From the Old Days
- Topic: Vintage Tool Kit Knives & Folding Eating Sets
- Replies: 252
- Views: 53059
Re: Vintage Tool Kit Knives & Folding Eating Sets
Mike V., that's a great looking old Ulery hobo.
M.B., you could rebuild (or make) and entire grandfather clock with that large set.
Here is an old Clauss marked hobo with the original box.
M.B., you could rebuild (or make) and entire grandfather clock with that large set.
Here is an old Clauss marked hobo with the original box.
- Mon Feb 27, 2023 1:04 am
- Forum: Knife Lore - Traditional Knives From the Old Days
- Topic: Antique Knives Made In England
- Replies: 887
- Views: 66724
Re: Antique Knives Made In England
Here is an ivory handled Thomas Ellin sportsman's knife which used "Vulcan" as one of its trade marks.
It dates to the early 1900s.
It dates to the early 1900s.
- Sun Feb 26, 2023 11:08 pm
- Forum: Knife Lore - Traditional Knives From the Old Days
- Topic: Old Pruning and Horticultural Knives
- Replies: 970
- Views: 152267
- Sun Feb 26, 2023 11:07 pm
- Forum: Knife Lore - Traditional Knives From the Old Days
- Topic: Old Pruning and Horticultural Knives
- Replies: 970
- Views: 152267
Re: Old Pruning and Horticultural Knives
M.B., that's a very unique and interesting model, and certainly English with those great handles.Miller Bro's wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 8:26 pm Almost a year gone by and no one has posted a knife??
Here's one you don't see every day.......
- Sun Feb 26, 2023 11:02 pm
- Forum: Knife Related Q&A
- Topic: IXL Ivory ??
- Replies: 15
- Views: 793
Re: IXL Ivory ??
The knife in question is a post WWII example with imitation ivory handles as shown in the catalog illustration.
Does the front of the knife have a handle shield as shown in the illustration?
Does the front of the knife have a handle shield as shown in the illustration?
- Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:11 pm
- Forum: Knife Related Q&A
- Topic: A.J. Anderson, Fort Worth, Texas on the tang
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1020
Re: A.J. Anderson, Fort Worth, Texas on the tang
That's a fine old knife with interesting markings. The distinctive handle and bolster shapes implies that it was made by Taylor's Eye Witness, which was a trade name of Needham, Veall & Tyzack from Sheffield, England. While the model shown was probably produced right around 1900, the enclosed ca...
- Tue Nov 01, 2022 11:11 pm
- Forum: Knife Lore - Traditional Knives From the Old Days
- Topic: English Jacks show yours
- Replies: 316
- Views: 41596
Re: English Jacks show yours
Thanks, stumpstalker, BWT, wlf, and ObsidianEdge. Another great example of a NYK from ObsidianEdge, with a neat blade etch. Here is the Challenge catalog confirmation for the "Florida Hdwe. Co." model posted by peanut740. The catalog illustration shows the clip point model but lists the sp...
- Mon Oct 31, 2022 11:12 pm
- Forum: Knife Lore - Traditional Knives From the Old Days
- Topic: English Jacks show yours
- Replies: 316
- Views: 41596
Re: English Jacks show yours
Great examples throughout this thread, but the last few models shown by Ripster, peanut740, and ObsidianEdge are simply fantastic.
Here is a Schrade Cut. to compliment the other wonderful Schrade Cut. by ObsidianEdge.
Here is a Schrade Cut. to compliment the other wonderful Schrade Cut. by ObsidianEdge.
- Tue Mar 01, 2022 12:15 am
- Forum: Knife Lore - Traditional Knives From the Old Days
- Topic: Antique Knives Made In England
- Replies: 887
- Views: 66724