I know this company "Rawson Brothers" was founded mid 1800's but any idea of a date on this actual Stockman ?? got some great looking blades tbh
The clip point is not damaged at the nail nick, it is actually a swedge .
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JT
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I see nothing (other than the etch) about that knife that would warrant it having that name. Looks like a nice, regular old stockman pattern. Usually a cock aka rooster knife has a saw or or other blade/tool related to trimming rooster spurs, or cock fighting.
Has nothing to do with the slang term (get your mind out of the gutter ).
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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 Sheffield cutlery companies, there is very little information provided about specific models or time frames for such. That's when factory catalogs or retail literature come into play. Unfortunately, that type of paperwork is quite rare and difficult to source.
With regards to "Rawson Brothers", There are several dates that establish that company ranging from 1625 to 1848 to 1870. All could be correct depending on who may have owned the company during one of those time periods. According to "Tweedale" the Cockerel (Rooster) trade mark was issued to Rawson in 1875, but a pre-WWII Rawson catalog states that the Cockerel trade mark was registered in 1772 (but most likely by a cutler prior to Rawson Brothers)
So, on to the knife posted. While Rawson had used the Cockerel trademark early on, it doesn't appear that they actually used the "Cock Brand Cutlery" trade mark until 1946 when the company became "Rawson Brothers LTD". There are no stock knives like yours shown in pre-WWII Rawson catalogs, but there is one shown in a post-WWII ad as enclosed. Your model would then date from 1946 to 1976 when the company went out of business.
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